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CVE-2021-2222: Vulnerability in the Oracle Bill Presentment Architecture product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Te...

Vulnerability in the Oracle Bill Presentment Architecture product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Template Search). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Bill Presentment Architecture. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Bill Presentment Architecture accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Bill Presentment Architecture accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

HighCVSS 8.1Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

CVE-2021-2222 affects Oracle Bill Presentment Architecture in Oracle E-Business Suite. A low-privileged authenticated attacker with HTTP network access could read, create, delete, or modify critical BPA data. The business concern is unauthorized access to sensitive billing-presentment data and integrity loss, not service outage.

Executive priority

Prioritize remediation for affected EBS environments handling sensitive billing or customer-facing data, especially if reachable beyond tightly controlled internal networks. Treat as high priority because confidentiality and integrity impacts are both high.

Technical view

The vulnerability is in the Template Search component of Oracle Bill Presentment Architecture. Affected supported versions are 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.10. CVSS 3.1 is 8.1: network exploitable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, high confidentiality and integrity impact, no availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely where Oracle E-Business Suite includes Bill Presentment Architecture on affected versions and low-privileged users can reach Template Search over HTTP. Internet-exposed EBS portals increase urgency, but the source bundle does not state exposure prevalence.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not identify active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked KEV. The risk remains material because exploitation is described as easy, remotely reachable over HTTP, and possible with only low privileges.

Researcher notes

No CWE is provided in the source bundle. The available evidence supports version scoping, attack prerequisites, and impact, but not root cause details, exploit availability, or product-specific compensating controls beyond consulting Oracle guidance.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle April 2021 CPU guidance for CVE-2021-2222.
  • Apply applicable Oracle vendor fixes or supported upgrade guidance.
  • Restrict BPA HTTP access to trusted networks and authorized users.
  • Review low-privilege roles with access to BPA Template Search.
  • Monitor Oracle guidance for any later remediation notes.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle E-Business Suite instances using Bill Presentment Architecture.
  • Confirm BPA versions against 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.10.
  • Verify whether Template Search is reachable over HTTP.
  • Confirm Oracle CPU April 2021 remediation status.
  • Review logs for unusual BPA Template Search access patterns.
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Confidence
high
Sources
3

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
8.1 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

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

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
2Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
8.1CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N2.85.2Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

8.1High
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2021-2222Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

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

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
Oracle CorporationBill Presentment Architecture12.1.1-12.1.3, 12.2.3-12.2.10Listed
Weakness

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