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CVE-2020-14644
published 2020-07-15

CVE-2020-14644: Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.3.0…

PriorityP198critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
KEVITWEXPLOIT
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilitydue 2024-10-09
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
94.47%
99.8th percentile
Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.1.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via IIOP, T3 to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebLogic Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Affected

6 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
oracleweblogic_server
oracleweblogic_server
oracleweblogic_server
oracle_corporationweblogic_server
oracle_corporationweblogic_server
oracle_corporationweblogic_server

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

port7001
othercom.tangosol.internal.util.invoke.RemoteConstructor
othercom.tangosol.internal.util.invoke.ClassDefinition
othercom/superream/EvilObjMin
snort
alert tcp any any -> $HOME_NET any (msg:"ET WEB_SERVER Oracle WebLogic Server Remote Code Execution via Insecure Deserialization (CVE-2020-14644)"; flow:established,to_server; content:"com.tangosol.internal.util.invoke.RemoteConstructor"; fast_pattern; content:"com.tangosol.internal.util.invoke.ClassDefinition"; content:"ClassIdentity"; content:"getRuntime"; reference:url,www.kingkk.com/2020/08/CVE-2020-14644%E5%88%86%E6%9E%90%E4%B8%8Egadget%E7%9A%84%E4%B8%80%E4%BA%9B%E6%80%9D%E8%80%83/; reference:cve,2020-14644; classtype:attempted-user; sid:2067134; rev:1; metadata:affected_product Oracle_WebLogic, attack_target Server, created_at 2026_01_27, cve CVE_2020_14644, deployment Perimeter, deployment Internal, confidence Medium, signature_severity Major, tag Exploit, updated_at 2026_01_27, mitre_tactic_id TA0001, mitre_tactic_name Initial_Access, mitre_technique_id T1190, mitre_technique_name Exploit_Public_Facing_Application; target:dest_ip;)
bytes
cafebabe
  • Exploit traffic targets WebLogic T3/IIOP protocols; monitor for T3 handshake bytes ('t3 7.0.0.0\nAS:10\nHL:19\n\n') followed by a large serialized payload containing RemoteConstructor class references.
  • Network detection: look for TCP streams to WebLogic servers (default port 7001) containing the strings 'com.tangosol.internal.util.invoke.RemoteConstructor', 'com.tangosol.internal.util.invoke.ClassDefinition', 'ClassIdentity', and 'getRuntime' in the same flow.
  • Shodan/asset discovery queries to identify exposed WebLogic instances: cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:oracle:weblogic_server", product:"WebLogic", http.server:"WebLogic", port:7001.
  • FOFA query to identify exposed WebLogic instances: product="WebLogic" || header="WebLogic Server".
  • The exploit embeds a Java class (EvilObjMin) with a malicious ClassDefinition payload containing a Java class file (magic bytes cafebabe) that calls Runtime.exec(); detect Java class file magic bytes in T3/IIOP streams.
  • Exploit uses two-stage OOB callback: Linux via 'curl http://rce-linux.<oast>' and Windows via 'cmd.exe /c powershell curl http://rce-window.<oast>'; monitor DNS/HTTP for subdomains prefixed with 'rce-linux' or 'rce-window'.
  • The exploit payload contains the serialized class name 'com/superream/EvilObjMin' and its inner class '320225A4FE015B7FBC621C6037CD7F50'; presence of these strings in network traffic or heap dumps is a strong indicator of exploitation.
  • ·The vulnerability is exploitable via both T3 and IIOP protocols; ensure detection rules cover both protocol paths, not just HTTP/HTTPS traffic.
  • ·Affected versions are specifically 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0, and 14.1.1.0.0; version checks should be part of triage to reduce false positives on patched instances.

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
vulncheck9.8CRITICAL
cisa9.8CRITICAL
vendor_oracle9.8CRITICAL
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