CVE-2020-2542: Medium severity oracle outside in technology vulnerability
An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Fusion Middleware related to the Outside In Technology Outside In Filters component could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause no confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and low availability impact.
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Vulnerability in the Oracle Outside In Technology product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Outside In Filters). The supported version that is affected is 8.5.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Outside In Technology. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Outside In Technology accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Outside In Technology. Note: Outside In Technology is a suite of software development kits (SDKs). The protocol and CVSS score depend on the software that uses the Outside In Technology code. The CVSS score assumes that the software passes data received over a network directly to Outside In Technology code, but if data is not received over a network the CVSS score may be lower. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L).
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What is CVE-2020-2542?
CVE-2020-2542 is an unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Fusion Middleware related to the Outside In Technology Outside In Filters component.
What is the affected software of CVE-2020-2542?
The affected software of CVE-2020-2542 includes Oracle Outside In Technology version 8.5.4, IBM RDNG versions 6.0.2, 6.0.6.1, and 6.0.6, and IBM DOORS Next version 7.0.
How severe is CVE-2020-2542?
CVE-2020-2542 has a severity level of medium with a CVSS score of 6.5.
How can an attacker exploit CVE-2020-2542?
An unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP can easily exploit CVE-2020-2542 to compromise Oracle Outside In Technology.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-2542?
You can find more information about CVE-2020-2542 at the following references: [https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html](https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html) and [https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174494](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/174494).