SB2021072750 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle WebCenter Portal

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SB2021072750 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle WebCenter Portal

Published: July 27, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021072750
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Comparison using wrong factors (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28052)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to brute-force password hashes.

The vulnerability exists due to comparison error in OpenBSDBCrypt.checkPassword() function in core/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/crypto/generators/OpenBSDBCrypt.java when matching passwords with hashes. A remote attacker can pass an incorrect password that will be accepted as a valid one by the library, bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application that uses vulnerable version of Bouncy Castle.


2) Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21345)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References