Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Path Transversal

Exploited · KEV 2022-01-18Public exploit codeCVE-2020-14864CWE-22

Exploited since 2022-01-18. No WAF vendor names it yet. Our CRS test: blocked.

Edge rules

0/8

Our test

Blocked

CVSS

7.5

EPSS

97.2% Top 0.1%

Posts, 14d

Published

2020-10-21

Vulnerability in the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Installation). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.0.0.0, 12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Edge coverage

Claimed by vendors

CloudflareBefore feed historyOlder than its feedWe measured: passed AWSNo public claimNot namedBaseline managed rules: passed · All free managed rules: partly Microsoft AzureNo public claimNot named Google CloudBefore feed historyOlder than its feedWe measured: partly FastlyBefore feed historyOlder than its feed F5Before feed historyOlder than its feed AkamaiNo public sourceNo public changelog OWASP CRSBefore feed historyOlder than its feed

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Severity, decoded

CVSS 3.1

7.5High

High · 7.5 / 10

Exploitable over the network, with no privileges and no user interaction, leading to full loss of confidentiality.

Over the internetNo login neededNo user actionWorks reliablySerious impact

How the score is built8 metrics

Attack vectorAn attacker can reach it over the internet; no access to your network needed.
Network
Attack complexityNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Low
Privileges requiredNo account or login is needed.
None
User interactionNo one has to click or open anything; the attack works on its own.
None
ScopeThe damage stays within the vulnerable component.
Unchanged
Confidentiality impactAn attacker can read all data the affected component holds, or the most sensitive parts of it.
High
Integrity impactData cannot be changed by the attacker.
None
Availability impactThe component keeps working normally.
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA's assessmentSSVC, from the CVE record

ExploitationActive

Attackers are exploiting this in the wild.

AutomatableYes

Attackers can script the attack end to end and hit many targets at once.

Technical impactPartial

A successful attack gives limited control over the affected software or limited access to its data.

Public exploits

2 found

0 Metasploit1 Exploit-DB1 Scanner template0 GitHub PoCs

Exploit-DBOracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 5.5.0.0.0 / 12.2.1.3.0 / 12.2.1.4.0 - 'getPreviewImage' Directory Traversal/Local File Inclusion2020-10-28 · webapps · linux
NucleiCVE-2020-14864.yamldetection template, replayed in our lab

Links are to third-party code: never run it outside an isolated lab.

Timeline

2020-10-21
CVE published
CVE List
2020-10-28
Exploit published on Exploit-DB
Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition 5.5.0.0.0 / 12.2.1.3.0 / 12.2.1.4.0 - 'getPreviewImage' Directory Traversal/Local File Inclusion
2022-01-18
Added to CISA KEV
Confirmed exploitation in the wild
2026-11-02
Our test: OWASP Core Rule Set blocked it
paranoia level 1, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings
2026-11-02
Our test: OWASP Core Rule Set blocked it
paranoia level 2, anomaly threshold 5, default CRS settings