# CVE-2020-2555: Vulnerability in the Oracle Coherence product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Caching,CacheStore,Invocation).

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2021-11-03, remediation due 2022-05-03
- Published: 2020-01-15 · Updated: 2025-10-21

## Summary

Oracle Coherence, a caching and data-grid product within Oracle Fusion Middleware, is affected by this vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with network access via the T3 protocol could fully take over the product, gaining the ability to read, modify, and disrupt the data it manages.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Oracle Corporation WebCenter Portal: 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0
- Oracle Corporation Utilities Framework: 4.2.0.2.0, 4.2.0.3.0, 4.3.0.1.0-4.3.0.6.0, 4.4.0.0.0, 4.4.0.2.0

## Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Coherence product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Caching,CacheStore,Invocation). Supported versions that are affected are 3.7.1.0, 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via T3 to compromise Oracle Coherence. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Coherence. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

## What to do

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## References

- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157054/Oracle-Coherence-Fusion-Middleware-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157207/Oracle-WebLogic-Server-12.2.1.4.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157795/WebLogic-Server-Deserialization-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2021.html

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