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Outside In TechnologyApplication · Oracle

CVE-2024-21117

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-16
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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55/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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 Outside In Technology product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Outside In Core). Supported versions that are affected are 8.5.6 and 8.5.7. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Outside In Technology executes to compromise Oracle Outside In Technology. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Outside In Technology accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Outside In Technology accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Outside In Technology. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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 · moderate confidence

Oracle Outside In Technology (document filtering/analysis component) versions 8.5.6 and 8.5.7 contain a vulnerability allowing a low-privileged local attacker to achieve unauthorized read, insert, update, and delete access to a subset of accessible data, plus cause partial denial of service. The attack requires local access to the infrastructure where the component executes.

MitigationApply the appropriate Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) that addresses CVE-2024-21117 to obtain a patched version of Oracle Outside In Technology. If patching is not immediately feasible, restrict physical and logical access to systems running the affected Oracle Outside In Technology component.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Outside In TechnologyApplication
Affected:= 8.5.6= 8.5.7

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
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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 checks

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  1. Identify Oracle Outside In Technology installation
    Locate the Oracle Outside In Technology component in your environment. This is typically deployed as part of Oracle's document filtering/analysis infrastructure, often embedded in Oracle Content Management, Oracle WebCenter, or as a standalone SDK.
    Affected if The component is present in your environment
  2. Determine installed version
    Query the installed version of Oracle Outside In Technology using the component's version reporting mechanism or check the product's about/information dialog.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 8.5.6 or exactly 8.5.7
  3. Verify local access exposure
    Assess whether the system hosting Oracle Outside In Technology permits local (physical or logical) access by users who are not administrators or privileged users.
    Affected if Local access is permitted to users with low privileges
  4. Check data access controls
    Review the access control configurations and permissions governing what data the Oracle Outside In Technology component can process.
    Affected if The component has access to sensitive data that low-privileged local users could target

You are affected if Oracle Outside In Technology version 8.5.6 or 8.5.7 is installed and the system allows low-privileged local access.

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

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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 · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply the appropriate Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) that addresses CVE-2024-21117 to obtain a patched version of Oracle Outside In Technology. If patching is not immediately feasible, restrict physical and logical access to systems running the affected Oracle Outside In Technology component.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Version 8.5.8 or later as specified in Oracle's official patch documentation for CVE-2024-21117

  1. 1. Identify the current Oracle Outside In Technology version in use by checking the installation directory or product documentation.
  2. 2. Review Oracle's Critical Patch Update advisories (available at oracle.com/security-alerts) for CVE-2024-21117 to obtain the specific patch or fixed version.
  3. 3. Obtain the fixed version of Outside In Technology (version 8.5.8 or later as indicated in Oracle's patch documentation).
  4. 4. Test the upgrade in a non-production environment to verify compatibility with existing systems.
  5. 5. Back up all current configurations and data before performing the upgrade.
  6. 6. Apply the upgrade following Oracle's standard installation procedures for Outside In Technology.
  7. 7. Validate the installation and confirm the version has been updated.
  8. 8. Perform functional testing to ensure normal operation of document processing workflows.
Caveat Review Oracle's compatibility notes for version 8.5.8 to confirm no breaking changes affect your integration with Outside In Technology

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

Fix this in Outside In Technology Scoped from the published advisory
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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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