CVE-2020-2978
Status: ModifiedMedium (4.1)—💥 PoC
Vulnerability in the Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1, 18c and 19c. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker having DBA role account privilege with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.1 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N).
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Base score: 4.1
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.24%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 68
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
💥 Public exploits
Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.
- Proof of concept on GitHub (unverified) · List of proofs of concept on GitHub
⚠️ GitHub proofs of concept are not verified: some are fake or contain malware. Never run them outside an isolated lab.
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172183/Oracle-RMAN-Missing-Auditing.html
- https://databasesecurityninja.wordpress.com/2020/12/01/cve-2020-2978-rman-audit-table-point-in-time-recovery-not-logged/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172183/Oracle-RMAN-Missing-Auditing.html
- https://databasesecurityninja.wordpress.com/2020/12/01/cve-2020-2978-rman-audit-table-point-in-time-recovery-not-logged/
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
Raw JSON (NVD)
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