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CVE-2020-14740 Oracle SQL Developer

Affected softwareOracle SQL Developer
Affected versions11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1, 18c
Severity2.8 Low CVSS 3.1 2 scores
Fixed inOracle Critical Patch Update October 2020
Published21 Oct 2020
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

Vulnerability in the SQL Developer Install component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1 and 18c. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker having Client Computer User Account privilege with logon to the infrastructure where SQL Developer Install executes to compromise SQL Developer Install. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of SQL Developer Install accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 2.8 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 6 years ago.
  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 0.41% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review human Researcher
  • Record active
Decided by Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding A manual classification set this CVE's status to Outside Waratek scope, but the CVE names a tracked product.

CVSS

2.8 LOW v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N 2 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 3.1 2.8 LOW CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N secalert_us@oracle.com Secondary published
CVSS 2.0 1.9 none AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N NVD Primary

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

AdvisoryTypeQuarterProducts Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2020 ↗ CPU 2020-Q4 Oracle Database Server / SQL Developer Install (11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1, 18c)

Oracle components and versions

FamilyComponentVersions, as Oracle lists themRead as
Oracle Database Server SQL Developer Install 11.2.0.4, 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1, 18c 11.2.0.4 · 12.1.0.2 · 12.2.0.1 · 18

Products and versions

1 product, 4 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd oracle sql developer generic 11.2.0.4 · 12.1.0.2 · 12.2.0.1 · 18c

Earlier manual review

A reviewer classified this CVE in an older dataset. We kept the labels and products below, but not the reviewer's reasoning.

## Manual Classification Context **Labels:** LOCAL LOGON, CLIENT COMPUTER USER ACCOUNT **Products:** ORACLE DATABASE SERVER, SQL DEVELOPER INSTALL

References

URLTags
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline
Published2020-10-21By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.