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CVE-2021-2228: Vulnerability in the Oracle Incentive Compensation product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: User Inte...

Vulnerability in the Oracle Incentive Compensation product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: User Interface). Supported versions that are affected are 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 Incentive Compensation. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Incentive Compensation accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Incentive Compensation 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-2021-2228 affects Oracle Incentive Compensation in Oracle E-Business Suite. A low-privileged user who can reach the application over HTTP could access or change critical incentive compensation data. The main business risk is unauthorized disclosure or manipulation of sensitive compensation records, not service outage.

Executive priority

Treat this as a high-priority ERP data integrity issue. Prioritize systems containing compensation or incentive data, internet-adjacent access paths, and environments with broad low-privileged user populations.

Technical view

The vulnerability is in the Oracle Incentive Compensation User Interface. Affected supported versions are 12.1.3 and 12.2.3 through 12.2.10. CVSS 3.1 is 8.1: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, high confidentiality and integrity impact, no availability impact.

Likely exposure

Organizations running Oracle E-Business Suite with Oracle Incentive Compensation versions 12.1.3 or 12.2.3-12.2.10 are potentially exposed, especially where authenticated low-privileged users can access the HTTP interface.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The issue is described as easily exploitable by a low-privileged attacker with HTTP network access, so insider, compromised-account, or partner-access scenarios matter.

Researcher notes

No CWE or detailed root cause is provided in the source bundle. Analysis should stay anchored to the CVSS vector, affected versions, and Oracle CPU reference. Avoid assuming exploit primitives beyond authenticated HTTP access and unauthorized data access or modification.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle April 2021 Critical Patch Update guidance for this CVE.
  • Apply the relevant Oracle-supported patches or vendor-directed update path.
  • Limit HTTP access to Oracle Incentive Compensation to trusted networks and users.
  • Review low-privileged accounts with access to affected E-Business Suite functions.
  • Monitor compensation data changes until patch status is confirmed.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle Incentive Compensation deployments and confirm exact EBS versions.
  • Check whether affected versions 12.1.3 or 12.2.3-12.2.10 are present.
  • Verify the applicable Oracle CPU patch level in each environment.
  • Review application logs for unusual create, delete, modify, or read activity.
  • Confirm exposed HTTP interfaces are restricted according to business need.
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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

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

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-2021-2228Attack 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 CorporationIncentive Compensation12.1.3, 12.2.3-12.2.10Listed
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CWE details

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