CVE-2024-20912VulnerabilityPublished 16 Jan 2024Updated 3 Jun 2025

CVE-2024-20912: Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall · Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via Oracle Net to

Affects Oracle Audit Vault and Database FirewallSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 2.7 Low.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

2.7Low

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 27% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: High
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: High: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide significant (e.g., administrative) control over the vulnerable component that could affect component-wide settings and files.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 16 Jan 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Mavencom.oracle.auditvault/database-firewall`pkg:maven/com.oracle.auditvault/database-firewall`Other threats	Affected =20.1	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Given the absence of official patches at the time of reporting, European organizations should implement compensating controls to mitigate risk. These include: 1) Restricting network access to Oracle Net interfaces strictly to trusted administrators and systems using network segmentation and firewall rules. 2) Enforcing the principle of least privilege rigorously to ensure only necessary users have high-level privileges on Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall. 3) Monitoring and alerting on unusual changes to audit and firewall configurations or data, leveraging SIEM solutions to detect potential tampering. 4) Conducting regular audits of user privileges and access logs to identify any unauthorized or suspicious activity. 5) Preparing for rapid deployment of vendor patches once available and testing updates in controlled environments before production rollout. 6) Considering additional layers of security such as multi-factor authentication for administrative access and network-level encryption to reduce the risk of interception or unauthorized access.

Description

Vulnerability in Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall (component: Firewall). Supported versions that are affected are 20.1-20.9. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 2.7 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

Impact

For European organizations, the impact of this vulnerability could be significant in environments where Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall are deployed to monitor and protect critical databases. Unauthorized modification of audit or firewall data could lead to compromised audit trails, making it difficult to detect malicious activities or compliance violations. This undermines the integrity of security controls and could facilitate further attacks or data breaches. Although the vulnerability requires high privileges, insider threats or attackers who have already gained elevated access could exploit this flaw to alter security logs or firewall rules, potentially masking their activities. This could have regulatory implications under GDPR and other data protection laws, as compromised audit data may hinder incident response and forensic investigations. However, the low CVSS score and absence of known exploits suggest that the immediate risk is limited, but organizations should not disregard the potential for misuse in targeted attacks.

CWE-284Improper Access Control (opens in a new tab)
Pillar weaknessCWE Top 25 (2025): #19OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
MITRE discourages mapping vulnerabilities to this broad entry; the root cause is usually a more specific weakness.
Architecture and Design · Operation
Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.
Architecture and Design · Separation of Privilege
Compartmentalize the system to have "safe" areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Docker Security (opens in a new tab)
Third Party Javascript Management (opens in a new tab)
Virtual Patching (opens in a new tab)
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V1.4.4 (opens in a new tab)
V1.4.5 (opens in a new tab)
V1.10.1 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Embedding Scripts within Scripts (opens in a new tab)
Modification of Windows Service Configuration (opens in a new tab)
Malicious Root Certificate (opens in a new tab)
Intent Spoof (opens in a new tab)
WebView Exposure (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2024.html (opens in a new tab)

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 4 Jul 2025, 14:09 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-284

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