{"id":"CVE-2020-14882","published":"2020-10-21T15:15:25Z","modified":"2026-06-17T02:55:44Z","title":"Oracle WebLogic Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","vendor":"Oracle","product":"WebLogic Server","tier":"core","eol":null,"description":{"text":"Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Console). Supported versions that are affected are 10.3.6.0.0, 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.1.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebLogic Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).","provenance":"source","from":"NVD"},"summary":{"text":"The flaw is in the Console component of Oracle WebLogic Server, part of Oracle Fusion Middleware, affecting supported versions 10.3.6.0.0, 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.1.0.0. An unauthenticated attacker with network access over HTTP can easily exploit it, with no user interaction required, to take over the WebLogic Server.","provenance":"ai","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","generatedAt":"2026-10-23T07:03:29Z"},"cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","provenance":"source","from":"NVD"},"epss":{"score":0.99997,"percentile":0.99989,"date":"2026-10-31","provenance":"source"},"kev":{"dateAdded":"2021-11-03","dueDate":"2022-05-03","ransomware":false,"requiredAction":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.","notes":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14882","provenance":"source"},"vulncheckKev":{"dateAdded":"2020-11-02","exploitedFirstSeen":"2021-03-18","ransomware":false,"evidence":[{"url":"https://blog.netlab.360.com/necro-upgrades-again-using-tor-dynamic-domain-dga-and-aiming-at-both-windows-linux/","date":"2021-03-18"},{"url":"https://blogs.juniper.net/en-us/threat-research/sysrv-botnet-expands-and-gains-persistence","date":"2021-04-08"},{"url":"https://www.lacework.com/blog/sysrv-hello-expands-infrastructure/","date":"2021-04-22"},{"url":"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-cryptomining-malware-builds-an-army-of-windows-linux-bots/","date":"2021-04-24"},{"url":"https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/files/Advisory%20Further%20TTPs%20associated%20with%20SVR%20cyber%20actors.pdf","date":"2021-05-07"},{"url":"https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/network-attack-trends-february-april-2021/","date":"2021-06-01"},{"url":"https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2021/06/necro-python-bot-adds-new-tricks.html","date":"2021-06-03"},{"url":"https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/prophet-spider-exploits-oracle-weblogic-to-facilitate-ransomware-activity/","date":"2021-08-04"},{"url":"https://cujo.com/the-sysrv-botnet-and-how-it-evolved/","date":"2021-09-22"},{"url":"https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/21/j/actors-target-huawei-cloud-using-upgraded-linux-malware-.html","date":"2021-10-08"}],"evidenceTotal":819,"provenance":"source"},"exploited":true,"otx":null,"cwes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159769/Oracle-WebLogic-Server-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160143/Oracle-WebLogic-Server-Administration-Console-Handle-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161128/Oracle-WebLogic-Server-12.2.1.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159769/Oracle-WebLogic-Server-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160143/Oracle-WebLogic-Server-Administration-Console-Handle-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161128/Oracle-WebLogic-Server-12.2.1.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-14882","tags":["US Government Resource"]}],"techniques":[{"id":"T1190","name":"Exploit Public-Facing Application","tactics":["initial-access"],"provenance":"ai","basis":"ai-mapping","bases":["ai-mapping"],"basisDetail":"claude-haiku-5-5: unauthenticated remote HTTP exploitation of public-facing app","mappingType":"exploitation_technique","evidence":[{"from":"description","quote":"unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server","start":246,"end":336}],"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","confidence":"medium","confidenceNote":"AI-mapped from the description (quote-validated, not expert-reviewed)"},{"id":"T1059","name":"Command and Scripting Interpreter","tactics":["execution"],"provenance":"ai","basis":"ai-mapping","bases":["ai-mapping"],"basisDetail":"claude-haiku-5-5: takeover implies command/code execution on server","mappingType":"primary_impact","evidence":[{"from":"description","quote":"Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebLogic Server","start":338,"end":427}],"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","confidence":"medium","confidenceNote":"AI-mapped from the description (quote-validated, not expert-reviewed)"}],"reports":[{"id":"SRC-8b6e5f3c2592261e3f88","title":"Advisory further TTPs associated with SVR cyber actors","publisher":"ncsc.gov.uk","url":"https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/files/Advisory-further-TTPs-associated-with-SVR-cyber-actors.pdf","date":null,"mentions":[{"quote":"• CVE-2020-14882 Oracle WebLogic","start":2846,"end":2878}]}],"affected":[],"advisories":[],"euvd":{"id":"EUVD-2020-7018","url":"https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-7018","exploited":true,"exploitedSince":"2021-11-03","provenance":"source"},"exploits":[{"id":49479,"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49479","title":"Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.0 - RCE (Unauthenticated)","type":"webapps","platform":"java","date":"2021-01-26","verified":false,"provenance":"source"}],"exploitSources":{"exploitdb":{"count":1,"earliest":"2021-01-26"},"pocGithub":{"count":30,"skipped":7,"earliest":"2020-04-01","earliestUrl":"https://github.com/zhzyker/exphub","repos":[{"name":"zhzyker/exphub","url":"https://github.com/zhzyker/exphub","stars":4294,"created":"2020-04-01"},{"name":"jas502n/CVE-2020-14882","url":"https://github.com/jas502n/CVE-2020-14882","stars":286,"created":"2020-10-28"},{"name":"GGyao/CVE-2020-14882_ALL","url":"https://github.com/GGyao/CVE-2020-14882_ALL","stars":144,"created":"2020-11-03"},{"name":"s1kr10s/CVE-2020-14882","url":"https://github.com/s1kr10s/CVE-2020-14882","stars":29,"created":"2020-10-28"},{"name":"NS-Sp4ce/CVE-2020-14882","url":"https://github.com/NS-Sp4ce/CVE-2020-14882","stars":19,"created":"2020-11-04"}]},"metasploit":[{"name":"Oracle WebLogic Server Administration Console Handle RCE","module":"exploit/multi/http/weblogic_admin_handle_rce","type":"exploit","disclosureDate":"2020-10-20","url":"https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/weblogic_admin_handle_rce.rb"}],"nuclei":[{"id":"CVE-2020-14882","name":"Oracle Weblogic Server - Remote Command Execution","severity":"critical","path":"http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-14882.yaml","url":"https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-14882.yaml"}],"first":{"date":"2020-04-01","source":"PoC-in-GitHub","url":"https://github.com/zhzyker/exphub"},"provenance":"source"},"detections":{"cveRules":[{"title":"Oracle WebLogic Exploit CVE-2020-14882","id":"85d466b0-d74c-4514-84d3-2bdd3327588b","level":"high","status":"test","path":"rules-emerging-threats/2020/Exploits/CVE-2020-14882/web_cve_2020_14882_weblogic_exploit.yml","url":"https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/master/rules-emerging-threats/2020/Exploits/CVE-2020-14882/web_cve_2020_14882_weblogic_exploit.yml","techniques":["T1190"]}]},"exploitRefs":["http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159769/Oracle-WebLogic-Server-Remote-Code-Execution.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160143/Oracle-WebLogic-Server-Administration-Console-Handle-Remote-Code-Execution.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161128/Oracle-WebLogic-Server-12.2.1.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html"],"flow":[{"stage":"exploitation","techniques":["T1190"],"provenance":"ai"},{"stage":"primary","techniques":["T1059"],"provenance":"ai"}],"timeline":[{"date":"2020-04-01","kind":"exploit-public","label":"First public exploit: PoC-in-GitHub; later: Metasploit 2020-10-20, Exploit-DB 2021-01-26","url":"https://github.com/zhzyker/exphub","provenance":"source"},{"date":"2020-10-21","kind":"published","label":"Published (NVD)","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14882","provenance":"source"},{"date":"2021-03-18","kind":"exploited-reported","label":"Exploitation first reported (VulnCheck KEV evidence)","url":"https://blog.netlab.360.com/necro-upgrades-again-using-tor-dynamic-domain-dga-and-aiming-at-both-windows-linux/","provenance":"source"},{"date":"2021-11-03","kind":"kev","label":"Added to CISA KEV","url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","provenance":"source"},{"date":"2021-11-03","kind":"euvd-exploited","label":"ENISA EUVD: exploited","url":"https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-7018","provenance":"source"}],"speed":{"daysToPublicExploit":null,"firstExploitFrom":"PoC-in-GitHub","daysToKev":378},"priority":{"score":70.7,"factors":[{"name":"In a KEV catalog","points":35.0,"detail":"listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV"},{"name":"Recent KEV listing","points":0.0,"detail":"added 2190 days ago"},{"name":"Known ransomware use","points":0.0,"detail":"not known"},{"name":"EPSS percentile","points":20.0,"detail":"percentile 0.9999"},{"name":"Named in threat reports","points":3.87,"detail":"1 report"},{"name":"Public exploit code","points":5.0,"detail":"3 NVD references tagged Exploit; 1 Exploit-DB entry; 30 PoC-in-GitHub repos; 1 Metasploit module; 1 nuclei template"},{"name":"Mentioned in OTX pulses","points":0.0,"detail":"0 pulses"},{"name":"CVSS severity","points":6.86,"detail":"base score 9.8"},{"name":"End-of-life product","points":0.0,"detail":"supported or unknown"}]}}