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Crm Technical FoundationApplication · Oracle

CVE-2021-2099

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 12.2.3-12.2.10. 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 reflected XSS vulnerability in Oracle CRM Technical Foundation's Preferences component. Attackers can inject malicious scripts via HTTP requests that execute in victim browsers when they interact with crafted links, potentially exposing sensitive data or performing unauthorized actions.

MitigationApply Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) January 2021 that addresses CVE-2021-2099; until patched, configure WAF rules to filter malicious payloads in HTTP requests to the Preferences component.

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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

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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Oracle E-Business Suite version
    Locate the Oracle E-Business Suite installation directory and check the version file, typically found in $ORACLE_HOME/../. The version can also be retrieved via SQL query: SELECT release_name FROM apps.fnd_product_groups;
    Affected if The version returned is between 12.2.3 and 12.2.10 inclusive
  2. Verify CRM Technical Foundation component
    Confirm the CRM Technical Foundation component is installed by checking the Oracle Applications Manager (OAM) or via SQL: SELECT component_name, version FROM apps.fnd_installed_components WHERE component_name LIKE '%CRM Technical Foundation%';
    Affected if The component is present and matches the version range in step 1
  3. Confirm Preferences web module is accessible
    Check if the Preferences functionality is exposed via web by attempting to access the endpoint URL pattern typically at /OA_HTML/xx/ieb/preferences.jsp or /OA_HTML/ personalization. The exact path varies by configuration; check Oracle HTTP Server access logs for requests to the Preferences servlet.
    Affected if The Preferences component is accessible over HTTP without authentication
  4. Examine HTTP access logs for XSS indicators
    Review Oracle HTTP Server access logs (typically in $ORACLE_HOME/../iAS/Apache/logs/) for reflected XSS patterns in requests to the Preferences endpoint. Search for suspicious query parameters containing script tags like <script>, javascript:, or event handlers like onerror, onload.
    Affected if Log entries show unauthenticated HTTP requests with XSS payloads targeting the Preferences component URL pattern

You are affected if Oracle E-Business Suite with CRM Technical Foundation is installed with a version between 12.2.3 and 12.2.10 and the Preferences component is accessible via the web without authentication.

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 Update (CPU) January 2021 that addresses CVE-2021-2099; until patched, configure WAF rules to filter malicious payloads in HTTP requests to the Preferences component.

Fix this in Crm Technical Foundation Scoped from the published advisory
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