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TI-2020-02661 Aliases CVE-2020-2972GHSA-4qwg-gc27-7p3m

Cross-site scripting in Oracle Application Express

Priority LOW 26CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Vulnerability in the Oracle Application Express component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 5.1-19.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker having SQL Workshop privilege with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Application Express. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Application Express, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Application Express accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Application Express accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00661 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OracleApplication Express5.1-19.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Application Express VendorOracle Affected 5.1-19.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1 – 19.2VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 – 19.2 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2972
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4qwg-gc27-7p3m
  3. 2026-10-07 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2020-08897 Potential XSS vulnerability in jQuery KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2019-08480 jQuery before 3.4.0, as used in Drupal, Backdrop CMS, and other products, mishandles… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2021-18023 XSS in the `of` option of the `.position()` util CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2021-18021 XSS in the `altField` option of the Datepicker widget CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2016-06107 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in jQuery UI before 1.12.0 might allow remote… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2008-01749 Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Application Express component in Oracle… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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