CVE-2020-14621

MEDIUMMonitor

Published:Jul 15, 2020(5 years ago)

Modified:May 27, 2025

Remote ExploitNo Auth RequiredNo InteractionLow Complexity

Vulnerability Description

Vulnerability in the Java SE, Java SE Embedded product of Oracle Java SE (component: JAXP). Supported versions that are affected are Java SE: 7u261, 8u251, 11.0.7 and 14.0.1; Java SE Embedded: 8u251. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Java SE, Java SE Embedded. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Java SE, Java SE Embedded accessible data. Note: This vulnerability can only be exploited by supplying data to APIs in the specified Component without using Untrusted Java Web Start applications or Untrusted Java applets, such as through a web service. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

Attack Characteristics

Network AccessLow ComplexityNo Auth NeededNo User Interaction

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No Fix Known

No patch has been released yet. Apply workarounds or mitigations where available.

Affected Software

125

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed In
oracle	openjdk	-	-
oracle	openjdk	-

Timeline

Published
CVE disclosed publicly
Jul 15, 20205 years ago
Last Modified
Most recent update
May 27, 202511 months ago
Indexed to CVEInsight
Added to this platform
Mar 29, 20261 month ago

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00019....Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00027....Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041....Mailing List

CVSS Score

v3.1

5.3/ 10.0

MEDIUM

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

At a Glance

125

Affected Products

References

oracle / openjdk

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10332Third Party Advisory

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf96c5afb26b596b4b97883aa90b6c0b0...Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00021.htmlMailing List

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists...Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-24Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-15Third Party Advisory

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200717-0005/Third Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4433-1/Third Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4453-1/Third Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4734Mailing List

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlVendor Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00019....Mailing List

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00027....Mailing List

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00041....Mailing List

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10332Third Party Advisory

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf96c5afb26b596b4b97883aa90b6c0b0...Third Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00021.htmlMailing List

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists...Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-24Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-15Third Party Advisory

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200717-0005/Third Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4433-1/Third Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4453-1/Third Party Advisory

https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4734Mailing List

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlVendor Advisory

CVSS v3 Vector

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

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

Impact

ScopeUnchanged

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

Impact Analysis

ConfidentialityNone

NoneLowHigh

IntegrityLow

NoneLowHigh

AvailabilityNone

NoneLowHigh

CVE-2020-14621

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