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CVE-2020-2555 KEVPublic exploit Critical · 9.8 EPSS 97.1%

Oracle Multiple Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Oracle · Multiple Products

Summary

A deserialization flaw in the Caching, CacheStore and Invocation components of Oracle Coherence, which is part of Oracle Fusion Middleware. An unauthenticated attacker with network access over the T3 protocol can exploit it without user interaction to take over Oracle Coherence.

Official description · NVD

Vulnerability in the Oracle Coherence product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Caching,CacheStore,Invocation). Supported versions that are affected are 3.7.1.0, 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via T3 to compromise Oracle Coherence. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Coherence. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Breakdown
69.8 / 100
Exploited
Yes, in CISA KEV
Reports
0
Tactics
2/15

How an attack unfolds

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  1. How attackers get in

  2. What they do

First seen exploited 9 months after disclosure. Public exploit code (Metasploit) was available the same day.

  1. DisclosedPublic exploit codeMetasploitday 0
  2. First seen exploitedVulnCheck KEV evidence+9 mo
  3. Added to CISA KEVEU database agrees+22 mo

CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.

techniques

2 , grouped by in kill-chain order, 2 cited passages 2

Initial AccessTA0001

Exploit Public-Facing Application T1190 Medium
AI mapping from the description · how it is exploited

Unauthenticated network exploit of exposed service

Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via T3
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ExecutionTA0002

Command and Scripting Interpreter T1059 Medium
AI mapping from the description · primary impact

Deserialization yields code execution on host

Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Coherence
From the official description (NVD) Original (opens in a new tab) ↗

Detection

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What security researchers reported

Not named in any threat report yet

Also mentioned in 50 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)

Weaker evidence

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References

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