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CVE-2021-2229: Vulnerability in the Oracle Depot Repair product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: LOVs).

Vulnerability in the Oracle Depot Repair product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: LOVs). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.1-12.1.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Depot Repair. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Depot Repair accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Depot Repair 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-2021-2229 affects Oracle Depot Repair within Oracle E-Business Suite. A low-privileged user with HTTP network access could read or change critical Depot Repair data. The main business risk is unauthorized disclosure or manipulation of repair-related operational data, not service outage.

Executive priority

Treat this as a high-priority data integrity and confidentiality issue for affected Oracle E-Business Suite environments, especially where many users have low-privileged HTTP access.

Technical view

The issue is in Oracle Depot Repair, component LOVs, affecting versions 12.1.1 through 12.1.3. 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

Exposure is limited to organizations running Oracle E-Business Suite with Oracle Depot Repair versions 12.1.1 through 12.1.3 reachable over HTTP by authenticated low-privileged users.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The CVE record says exploitation is easy for a low-privileged attacker with HTTP access, but no public exploit evidence is included in the bundle.

Researcher notes

Sources identify the affected component as LOVs but do not provide root-cause detail, proof-of-concept material, or specific patched build numbers in the bundle. Keep validation focused on version, product presence, HTTP reachability, and Oracle CPU status.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle's April 2021 Critical Patch Update for the applicable E-Business Suite remediation.
  • Apply vendor-supported remediation for affected Oracle Depot Repair 12.1.1 through 12.1.3 systems.
  • Reduce unnecessary HTTP access to affected E-Business Suite components pending remediation.
  • Review low-privilege account access to Depot Repair functions.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle E-Business Suite instances running Oracle Depot Repair.
  • Confirm whether any Depot Repair instance is version 12.1.1 through 12.1.3.
  • Verify applicable Oracle CPU remediation has been applied where affected versions exist.
  • Check whether HTTP access is limited to expected users and trusted network paths.
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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-2021-2229Attack 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 CorporationDepot Repair12.1.1-12.1.3Listed
Weakness

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