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Web Applications Desktop IntegratorApplication · Oracle

CVE-2021-2434

HIGH · 8.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2021-07-21
Fix available
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87/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 Web Applications Desktop Integrator product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Application Service). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Web Applications Desktop Integrator. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Web Applications Desktop Integrator accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Web Applications Desktop Integrator accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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

Vulnerability in Oracle Web Applications Desktop Integrator's Application Service allows low-privileged attackers with network access via HTTP to perform unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data, as well as gain unauthorized access to sensitive data. The CVSS vector indicates high confidentiality and integrity impacts, suggesting a broken access control or improper authorization flaw.

MitigationApply Oracle's security patches for CVE-2021-2434. If patches are unavailable, restrict network access to the Application Service, implement additional authentication controls, and consider web application firewall rules as a compensating control.

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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
Web Applications Desktop IntegratorApplication
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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 if Oracle Web Applications Desktop Integrator is installed
    Check for the presence of Oracle Web Applications Desktop Integrator components in your Oracle E-Business Suite environment. Look for the desktop integrator modules or check Oracle Application Manager for installed modules.
    Affected if The product is present in the environment
  2. Determine the installed version of Web Applications Desktop Integrator
    Use Oracle's standard version reporting mechanisms or check the Oracle Applications Manager to find the exact version number of Web Applications Desktop Integrator.
    Affected if The installed version falls within 12.1.3 or between 12.2.3 and 12.2.10 inclusive
  3. Verify if the Application Service is enabled
    Check the Oracle E-Business Suite concurrent manager configuration or Application Services configuration to determine if the Desktop Integrator Application Service is enabled and running.
    Affected if The Application Service is enabled and running
  4. Check network accessibility of the Application Service
    Determine if the Application Service is exposed to network access via HTTP. Check the Oracle HTTP Server configuration or web listener settings for the Desktop Integrator endpoint.
    Affected if The service is accessible over HTTP from untrusted networks

The environment is affected if Oracle Web Applications Desktop Integrator is installed with version 12.1.3 or between 12.2.3 and 12.2.10, and the Application Service is network-accessible via HTTP.

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's security patches for CVE-2021-2434. If patches are unavailable, restrict network access to the Application Service, implement additional authentication controls, and consider web application firewall rules as a compensating control.

Fix this in Web Applications Desktop Integrator Scoped from the published advisory
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