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CVE-2021-2259: Vulnerability in the Oracle Payables product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: India Localization, Res...

Vulnerability in the Oracle Payables product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: India Localization, Results). 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 Payables. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Payables accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Payables 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-2021-2259 is a high-severity Oracle E-Business Suite issue affecting Oracle Payables India Localization. A low-privileged user with HTTP network access could read or change critical Payables data without user interaction.

Executive priority

Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or broadly reachable Oracle E-Business Suite environments. The business risk is unauthorized access to financial Payables data and unauthorized modification of critical records.

Technical view

The CVE describes an easily exploitable Oracle Payables vulnerability in the India Localization, Results component. Affected versions are listed as 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.10. CVSS 3.1 is 8.1: network, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, high confidentiality and integrity impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely where Oracle E-Business Suite includes the affected Oracle Payables India Localization component and allows HTTP access by low-privileged users. The bundle’s affected-product entry says Payroll, while the description says Payables, so confirm against Oracle’s advisory.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The attack conditions are still concerning because exploitation requires only low privileges, network reachability over HTTP, and no user interaction.

Researcher notes

Use Oracle’s advisory as the authoritative product source. Note the source-bundle inconsistency: the narrative names Oracle Payables, while the affected array names Payroll. No CWE is supplied, and no source in the bundle confirms exploitation in the wild.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle April 2021 Critical Patch Update guidance for CVE-2021-2259.
  • Apply applicable Oracle E-Business Suite fixes for supported affected versions.
  • Restrict HTTP access to trusted networks and required user groups.
  • Review low-privileged accounts with Payables or India Localization access.
  • Monitor Payables records for unauthorized reads, creations, deletions, or modifications.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.10.
  • Confirm whether Oracle Payables India Localization, Results is enabled.
  • Check patch records against Oracle’s April 2021 CPU guidance.
  • Review access paths that allow low-privileged HTTP access.
  • Audit recent critical Payables data changes for suspicious activity.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
3

Public sources used

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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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-2021-2259Attack 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 CorporationPayroll12.1.1-12.1.3, 12.2.3-12.2.10Listed
Weakness

CWE details

No CWE listed

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