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CVE-2021-2262: Vulnerability in the Oracle Purchasing product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Endeca).

Vulnerability in the Oracle Purchasing product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Endeca). The supported version that is affected is 12.1.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTPS to compromise Oracle Purchasing. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Purchasing accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Purchasing 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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Plain-English summary

This flaw affects Oracle E-Business Suite Purchasing 12.1.3, specifically the Endeca component. A low-privileged user who can reach the system over HTTPS could gain unauthorized read and change access to critical Oracle Purchasing data. The business risk is loss or manipulation of purchasing data, not service outage.

Executive priority

Treat this as a high-priority data integrity and confidentiality issue for affected Oracle Purchasing environments, especially if broad authenticated access exists.

Technical view

CVE-2021-2262 is a network-exploitable Oracle Purchasing vulnerability in E-Business Suite 12.1.3 Endeca. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N, scoring 8.1. The issue impacts confidentiality and integrity, with no availability impact stated.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely where Oracle E-Business Suite Purchasing 12.1.3 is deployed with Endeca and reachable over HTTPS by authenticated low-privileged users.

Exploitation context

The sources describe the vulnerability as easily exploitable, requiring low privileges, network HTTPS access, and no user interaction. The bundle does not cite active exploitation, and it is not marked KEV.

Researcher notes

The bundle does not provide CWE, root cause, exploit details, or precise patch identifiers. Validation should focus on affected product/version, Endeca exposure, authenticated access scope, and Oracle advisory alignment.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle's April 2021 Critical Patch Update guidance for this CVE.
  • Apply vendor-supported remediation or current Oracle guidance for affected E-Business Suite systems.
  • Limit HTTPS access to Oracle Purchasing to trusted users and networks.
  • Review low-privileged accounts with access to Oracle Purchasing.
  • Increase monitoring for unauthorized purchasing data reads or changes.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle E-Business Suite Purchasing deployments and confirm version 12.1.3 exposure.
  • Confirm whether the Endeca component is present and reachable over HTTPS.
  • Review access paths available to low-privileged authenticated users.
  • Check logs for unauthorized creation, deletion, modification, or access to Purchasing data.
  • Verify remediation status against Oracle's advisory and internal patch records.
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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-2021-2262Attack 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 CorporationPurchasing12.1.3Listed
Weakness

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