CVE-2020-14882

critical

Description

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).

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References

https://www.edgescan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2023-Vulnerability-Statistics-Report.pdf

https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/8220-gang-exploiting-oracle-weblogic.html

https://www.secureworks.com/research/gold-melody-profile-of-an-initial-access-broker?&web_view=true

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-215a

https://www.tenable.com/cyber-exposure/tenable-2022-threat-landscape-report

https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/prophet-spider-exploits-oracle-weblogic-to-facilitate-ransomware-activity/

https://www.tenable.com/blog/aa23-215a-2022s-top-routinely-exploited-vulnerabilities

https://www.tenable.com/blog/government-advisories-warn-of-apt-activity-resulting-from-russian-invasion-of-ukraine

https://www.tenable.com/blog/oracle-january-2021-critical-patch-update-five-critical-weblogic-flaws-cve-2021-2109

https://www.tenable.com/blog/cve-2020-14882-oracle-weblogic-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild

https://www.tenable.com/blog/oracle-critical-patch-update-for-october-2020-addresses-402-security-updates

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-14882

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161128/Oracle-WebLogic-Server-12.2.1.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160143/Oracle-WebLogic-Server-Administration-Console-Handle-Remote-Code-Execution.html

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159769/Oracle-WebLogic-Server-Remote-Code-Execution.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-10-21

Updated: 2025-10-27

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.94454