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CVE-2021-2268: Vulnerability in the Oracle Quoting product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Courseware).

Vulnerability in the Oracle Quoting product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Courseware). 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 Quoting. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Quoting accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Quoting 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-2021-2268 affects Oracle Quoting in Oracle E-Business Suite. A low-privileged user with HTTP network access could read or change critical Oracle Quoting data. The CVE does not report availability impact, but confidentiality and integrity impact are high.

Executive priority

Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or broadly reachable Oracle E-Business Suite environments. The main business risk is unauthorized access to, or alteration of, critical quoting data by a low-privileged authenticated user.

Technical view

The affected component is Oracle Quoting Courseware in supported versions 12.1.1 through 12.1.3. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N, meaning network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation after low-privilege authentication, without user interaction.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely where Oracle E-Business Suite includes Oracle Quoting versions 12.1.1-12.1.3 and the Quoting application is reachable over HTTP by low-privileged users. The provided sources do not name other affected Oracle products or versions.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not cite active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked KEV. Treat this as a serious authenticated business-data risk, not as confirmed in-the-wild exploitation based on the supplied evidence.

Researcher notes

The public record provides impact, affected versions, and CVSS but not the root cause, CWE, or exploit details. Validation should focus on version exposure, HTTP reachability, privilege boundaries, and vendor CPU status rather than speculative exploit testing.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle April 2021 Critical Patch Update guidance for CVE-2021-2268.
  • Apply vendor-supported fixes or upgrade guidance for affected Oracle Quoting versions.
  • Restrict HTTP access to Oracle Quoting to trusted users and networks.
  • Review low-privileged account access to Oracle Quoting.
  • Monitor Oracle Quoting data changes for unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle E-Business Suite instances with Oracle Quoting enabled.
  • Confirm whether any instance runs versions 12.1.1 through 12.1.3.
  • Verify Quoting is not exposed beyond required trusted network paths.
  • Check patch records against Oracle April 2021 CPU guidance.
  • Review audit logs for suspicious Quoting data access or changes.
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Confidence
medium
Sources
3

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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-2021-2268Attack 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 CorporationQuoting12.1.1-12.1.3Listed
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