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Enterprise Manager Base PlatformApplication · Oracle

CVE-2022-21392

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-01-19
Patch available
A vendor patch is available. No clean upgrade release — apply the published patch.
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90/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Zero-click Patch available

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 Enterprise Manager Base Platform product of Oracle Enterprise Manager (component: Policy Framework). Supported versions that are affected are 13.4.0.0 and 13.5.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Enterprise Manager Base Platform. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Enterprise Manager Base Platform accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Enterprise Manager Base Platform accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

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.

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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
Enterprise Manager Base PlatformApplication
Affected:= 13.4.0.0= 13.5.0.0

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
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

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Patch available Apply the vendor patch
Vendor patch www.oracle.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

Apply Oracle Enterprise Manager Jan 2022 Critical Patch Update (CPU)

  1. Navigate to the Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
  2. Locate the Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform patches for versions 13.4.0.0 and 13.5.0.0
  3. Download the appropriate patch(es) from Oracle Support (likely patch numbers like 33719962 or similar for version 13.4.0.0 and 33719974 or similar for version 13.5.0.0, verify against the advisory)
  4. Review the patch readme and prerequisites documentation from Oracle
  5. Apply the patch using Oracle Enterprise Manager's patching mechanism (typically via OPatch or Enterprise Manager Cloud Control console)
  6. After patching, verify the Policy Framework component is updated and restart Enterprise Manager services if required
  7. Confirm the vulnerability is remediated by checking the Oracle advisory or running vulnerability scans
Caveat Standard Oracle patching carries minimal risk but requires downtime window for patch application and may require repository backup before proceeding

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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