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Communications Operations MonitorApplication · Oracle

CVE-2022-21398

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-01-19
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

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 Communications Operations Monitor product of Oracle Communications (component: Mediation Engine). Supported versions that are affected are 3.4, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 5.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Communications Operations Monitor. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Communications Operations Monitor, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Communications Operations Monitor accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Communications Operations Monitor accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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 · moderate confidence

Oracle Communications Operations Monitor Mediation Engine vulnerability allowing low-privileged attackers with network access via HTTP to achieve unauthorized read and write access to a subset of the application's data. Requires human interaction for exploitation and may impact additional products beyond the primary target.

MitigationApply Oracle's security patches for the affected versions (3.4, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.0) as specified in Oracle's Critical Patch Updates. Restrict network access to the Mediation Engine interface to minimize exposure.

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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
Communications Operations MonitorApplication
Affected:= 3.4= 4.2= 4.3= 4.4= 5.0

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
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/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 if Oracle Communications Operations Monitor is installed
    Locate the Oracle Communications Operations Monitor installation directory or check system inventory for this product
    Affected if The product is installed on the system
  2. Check the installed version of Oracle Communications Operations Monitor
    Access the Mediation Engine admin interface or check the product's version file to determine the exact version number
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 3.4, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, or 5.0
  3. Determine if the Mediation Engine interface is network-accessible
    Verify whether the Mediation Engine HTTP interface is exposed to the network or internet by checking firewall rules, reverse proxy configuration, or network access lists
    Affected if The Mediation Engine interface is accessible over HTTP from untrusted networks
  4. Check for low-privileged user accounts
    Review user accounts in the Mediation Engine to identify accounts with low or limited privileges
    Affected if Low-privileged accounts exist that could be used for network-based authentication

A user is affected if Oracle Communications Operations Monitor versions 3.4, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, or 5.0 is installed with its Mediation Engine HTTP interface exposed to untrusted networks and accessible by low-privileged accounts.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply Oracle's security patches for the affected versions (3.4, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.0) as specified in Oracle's Critical Patch Updates. Restrict network access to the Mediation Engine interface to minimize exposure.

Fix this in Communications Operations Monitor Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing10.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
28.0 hours of engineering $4,860
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