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Project CostingApplication · Oracle

CVE-2022-21273

HIGH · 8.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-01-19
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 12.2.11 or later.
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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 Project Costing product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Expenses, Currency Override). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Project Costing. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Project Costing accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Project Costing 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

SQL injection vulnerability in Oracle Project Costing's Currency Override component allows low-privileged attackers with network access via HTTP to inject malicious SQL queries, resulting in unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data, as well as unauthorized access to sensitive information.

MitigationApply Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2022 or later to Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3-12.2.11; restrict network exposure of Oracle E-Business Suite interfaces and enforce least-privilege access controls on user accounts.

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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
Project CostingApplication
Affected:>= 12.2.3, <= 12.2.11

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.

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  1. Verify Oracle E-Business Suite version is within affected range
    Query the FND_PRODUCT_INSTALLATIONS table or check the version file in $APPL_TOP to confirm the EBS version. The affected range is 12.2.3 through 12.2.11.
    Affected if Installed version falls within >= 12.2.3 and <= 12.2.11
  2. Confirm Oracle Project Costing module is installed
    Query the FND_APPLICATION and FND_PRODUCT_INSTALLATIONS tables to verify the Project Costing (PA) module is installed and enabled in the EBS environment.
    Affected if Project Costing module is present and enabled in the Oracle E-Business Suite instance
  3. Verify Currency Override component is accessible
    Check the Oracle Applications responsibility and menu definitions to confirm the Currency Override function is exposed within the Project Costing responsibilities accessible to users. Review the PA_CURRENCY_OVERRIDE form or concurrent program accessibility.
    Affected if The Currency Override functionality is available through any accessible responsibility in the system
  4. Determine network exposure of EBS interfaces
    Review web listener configuration (Oracle HTTP Server/OHS settings) and verify whether Oracle E-Business Suite forms and web interfaces are exposed via HTTP/HTTPS to network-accessible endpoints.
    Affected if E-Business Suite web interfaces are reachable over network via HTTP protocol to low-privileged users

A user is affected if their Oracle E-Business Suite version is 12.2.3 through 12.2.11, Project Costing with Currency Override is enabled, and the interface is accessible over the network to low-privileged accounts.

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

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 12.2.11
Interim mitigation

Apply Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2022 or later to Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3-12.2.11; restrict network exposure of Oracle E-Business Suite interfaces and enforce least-privilege access controls on user accounts.

Fix this in Project Costing Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
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