Input validation error in Oracle SQL Developer



Published: 2021-04-21
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-13956
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Oracle SQL Developer
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers

Vendor Oracle

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU47481

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13956

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected application.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Apache HttpClient. A remote attacker can pass request URIs to the library as java.net.URI object and force the application to pick the wrong target host for request execution.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Oracle SQL Developer: before 20.4.1.407.0006

External links

http://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2021.html?498786


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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