Oracle WebCenter Sites (Apr 2022 CPU)

high Nessus Plugin ID 160034

Synopsis

An application on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The 12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0 versions of WebCenter Sites installed on the remote host are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the April 2022 CPU advisory.

- Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Sites product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: WebCenter Sites (Cryptacular)). Supported versions that are affected are 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 WebCenter Sites. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle WebCenter Sites. (CVE-2020-7226)

- Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Sites product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Advanced UI (Apache Log4j)). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Sites. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebCenter Sites. (CVE-2021-44832)

- Security-in-Depth issue in the Oracle WebCenter Sites product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component:
WebCenter Sites (Bouncy Castle Java Library)). This vulnerability cannot be exploited in the context of this product. (CVE-2020-28052)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the appropriate patch according to the April 2022 Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory.

See Also

https://www.oracle.com/docs/tech/security-alerts/cpuapr2022cvrf.xml

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 160034

File Name: oracle_webcenter_sites_cpu_apr_2022.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/21/2022

Updated: 10/31/2023

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-44832

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-28052

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:oracle:fusion_middleware, cpe:/a:oracle:webcenter_sites

Required KB Items: SMB/WebCenter_Sites/Installed

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/19/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/19/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-28052, CVE-2020-7226, CVE-2021-44832

IAVA: 2022-A-0171