Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2021-2173 is an Oracle Database Recovery vulnerability that can let an already highly privileged DBA-level user read some Recovery-accessible data they should not access. It is not an unauthenticated takeover issue, but it matters in environments where database administrators, service accounts, or compromised privileged accounts can reach Oracle Net. Exposure is most likely in Oracle Database Enterprise Edition deployments on affected versions where DBA-level accounts can connect through Oracle Net. Risk is higher when privileged database accounts are broadly shared, weakly monitored, or reachable from less trusted networks. Treat this as a controlled-priority database hardening item, not an emergency internet-scale issue. Prioritize patching and privileged access review for regulated, multi-tenant, or sensitive Oracle environments where DBA account compromise would create confidentiality risk. Mitigation focus: Review Oracle April 2021 Critical Patch Update guidance for this CVE.; Patch affected Oracle Database Enterprise Edition versions per Oracle guidance.; Restrict Oracle Net access to trusted administrative networks only..
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N2.31.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2021.htmlCVE reference
- https://github.com/emad-almousa/CVE-2021-2173CVE reference
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