Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle JDeveloper
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-12415 CVE-2019-12402 CVE-2020-10683 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-611 CWE-399 CWE-749 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Oracle JDeveloper Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers |
| Vendor | Oracle |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) XML External Entity injection
EUVDB-ID: #VU22545
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12415
CWE-ID:
CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input when using the tool XSSFExportToXml to convert user-provided Microsoft Excel documents. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the affected application and read files from the local filesystem or from internal network resources on the system or initiate requests to external systems.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to view contents of arbitrary file on the server or perform network scanning of internal and external infrastructure.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsOracle JDeveloper: 12.2.1.4.0
External linkshttp://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2021.html?3225
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.
2) Resource management error
EUVDB-ID: #VU22185
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12402
CWE-ID:
CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the file name encoding algorithm can get into an infinite loop when faced with
specially crafted inputs. A remote attacker can choose the file names inside of an archive created by Compress and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsOracle JDeveloper: 12.2.1.4.0
External linkshttp://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2021.html?3225
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.
3) Exposed dangerous method or function
EUVDB-ID: #VU28238
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10683
CWE-ID:
CWE-749 - Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to abuse implemented functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to dom4j allows by default external DTDs and External Entities. A remote attacker can abuse this functionality and perform XXE attack against application that uses dom4j default configuration.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsOracle JDeveloper: 12.2.1.4.0
External linkshttp://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2021.html?3225
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.
