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Crm Technical FoundationApplication · Oracle

CVE-2021-2084

HIGH · 8.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2021-01-20
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 12.2.10 or later.
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89/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Vulnerability in the Oracle CRM Technical Foundation product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Preferences). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle CRM Technical Foundation. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle CRM Technical Foundation, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle CRM Technical Foundation accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle CRM Technical Foundation accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N).

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Unauthenticated remote vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite CRM Technical Foundation Preferences component allows attackers via HTTP to access or modify data without credentials. Exploitation requires human victim interaction (UI:R) and can impact additional products beyond the affected component due to scope change (S:C). High confidentiality impact (C:H) enables unauthorized access to critical data.

MitigationApply Oracle Critical Patch Updates for Oracle E-Business Suite addressing CVE-2021-2084. Review and restrict network access to Oracle E-Business Suite endpoints and verify user permissions in Preferences component.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Crm Technical FoundationApplication
Affected:>= 12.2.3, <= 12.2.10= 12.1.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Verify Oracle E-Business Suite installation
    Check if Oracle E-Business Suite is running in your environment by querying the application server for Oracle EBS web endpoints or checking for Oracle E-Business Suite processes/services
    Affected if Oracle E-Business Suite is not present, the system is not affected
  2. Determine Oracle Crm Technical Foundation version
    Access the Oracle E-Business Suite About page or query the database for the version of the Crm Technical Foundation component using SQL: SELECT version FROM applsys.fnd_product_installations WHERE product='Crm Technical Foundation';
    Affected if The installed version is 12.1.3 OR falls within range >= 12.2.3 through <= 12.2.10
  3. Check if Preferences component is accessible
    Attempt to access the Preferences component endpoint via HTTP (typically at /OA_HTML/req/cong or similar /OA_HTML/* paths related to CRM Preferences)
    Affected if The Preferences component responds without authentication or is reachable over the network without proper access controls
  4. Verify network exposure of Oracle EBS endpoints
    Review firewall rules, load balancer configurations, or web server access lists to determine if Oracle E-Business Suite HTTP ports (commonly 8000-8090) are exposed to untrusted networks
    Affected if Oracle E-Business Suite HTTP endpoints are accessible from untrusted networks without VPN or authentication proxy

Your environment is affected if Oracle E-Business Suite with Crm Technical Foundation version 12.1.3 or 12.2.3-12.2.10 is installed and its Preferences component is accessible over HTTP without proper authentication controls.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 12.2.10
Interim mitigation

Apply Oracle Critical Patch Updates for Oracle E-Business Suite addressing CVE-2021-2084. Review and restrict network access to Oracle E-Business Suite endpoints and verify user permissions in Preferences component.

Fix this in Crm Technical Foundation Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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