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CVE-2021-2251: Vulnerability in the Oracle CRM Technical Foundation product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Data So...

Vulnerability in the Oracle CRM Technical Foundation product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Data Source). 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 CRM Technical Foundation. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle CRM Technical Foundation accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle CRM Technical Foundation 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).

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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

CVE-2021-2251 is a high-severity Oracle E-Business Suite issue in CRM Technical Foundation. A low-privileged user with HTTP network access could read, create, delete, or modify critical CRM Technical Foundation data. The main business risk is unauthorized access or manipulation of business data in affected Oracle EBS deployments.

Executive priority

Treat as a high-priority patching and exposure-reduction item for affected Oracle EBS environments, especially where many users or third parties have authenticated access.

Technical view

Oracle describes an easily exploitable Data Source vulnerability in Oracle CRM Technical Foundation, part of Oracle E-Business Suite. Affected supported versions are 12.1.3 and 12.2.3 through 12.2.10. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N, indicating network access, low privileges, no user interaction, and high confidentiality and integrity impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to organizations running Oracle E-Business Suite with CRM Technical Foundation versions 12.1.3 or 12.2.3-12.2.10 reachable over HTTP by authenticated low-privileged users.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Oracle says the flaw is easily exploitable by a low-privileged attacker over HTTP, which makes internal or partner-accessible EBS environments important to review.

Researcher notes

No CWE is supplied in the bundle. The strongest source-grounded facts are Oracle's affected version range, HTTP attack vector, low privilege requirement, and high confidentiality and integrity impact. Avoid claiming unauthenticated access or public exploitation from these sources.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle's April 2021 Critical Patch Update guidance for CVE-2021-2251.
  • Apply the relevant Oracle E-Business Suite security patch or superseding CPU.
  • Confirm patch prerequisites and supported upgrade paths with Oracle guidance.
  • Restrict HTTP access to affected EBS functions where business operations allow.
  • Review low-privileged EBS accounts for unnecessary access.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle E-Business Suite instances using CRM Technical Foundation.
  • Confirm whether versions match 12.1.3 or 12.2.3-12.2.10.
  • Check patch records against Oracle April 2021 CPU or later superseding CPUs.
  • Validate whether low-privileged users can reach affected services over HTTP.
  • Review logs for unusual CRM data reads, creations, deletions, or modifications.
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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-2021-2251Attack 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 CorporationCRM Technical Foundation12.1.3, 12.2.3-12.2.10Listed
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