CVE-2022-21399
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 · uneditedVulnerability 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 high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Communications Operations Monitor. 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 and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Communications Operations Monitor. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.6 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L).
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 confidenceA vulnerability in the Mediation Engine component of Oracle Communications Operations Monitor allows a high-privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to perform unauthorized read, insert, update, and delete operations on a subset of the application's accessible data, plus cause partial denial of service.
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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= 3.4= 4.2= 4.3= 4.4= 5.0CVSS 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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed Oracle Communications Operations Monitor versionRun 'rpm -qa | grep -i opsmon' or check the product's web interface version information, typically found in Help > About or the system information pageAffected if The installed version is exactly 3.4, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, or 5.0
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Confirm Mediation Engine component is accessibleCheck if the Mediation Engine web interface is reachable by accessing the application's admin or monitoring portal via HTTP/HTTPS on the configured port (typically 8080 or 8443)Affected if The Mediation Engine interface responds to HTTP requests and accepts authentication
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Verify network exposure of the web interfaceReview firewall rules and network configuration to determine if the Mediation Engine HTTP port is exposed to untrusted networks. Use 'netstat -tlnp | grep -E "8080|8443"' or similar to identify listening portsAffected if The Mediation Engine HTTP port is accessible from networks outside the trusted administrative zone
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Check for high-privileged accountsReview user management in the Operations Monitor admin panel to identify accounts with high privileges (administrator or operator roles)Affected if High-privileged user accounts exist in the system
A user is affected if they have Oracle Communications Operations Monitor version 3.4, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, or 5.0 with the Mediation Engine accessible via HTTP from a network that includes untrusted users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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.
dbcve · scopedApply Oracle's Critical Patch Update for January 2022 or later. Until patched, restrict network access to the Mediation Engine to trusted users only and monitor for anomalous HTTP activity from privileged accounts.
Upgrade to a version beyond 5.0 (e.g., 5.1 or later) or apply Oracle's published patch for this CVE
- Identify the current Oracle Communications Operations Monitor version in use
- Contact Oracle Support or access My Oracle Support to obtain the specific patch for CVE-2022-21399
- Apply the Oracle patch following Oracle's standard patch application procedures for Communications Operations Monitor
- After patching, verify the Mediation Engine component is updated and test for normal operation
- Confirm the vulnerability is remediated by reviewing patch documentation and running validation tests
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-21399 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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