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CVE-2021-2290: Vulnerability in the Oracle Engineering product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Change Management).

Vulnerability in the Oracle Engineering product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Change Management). 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 Engineering. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Engineering accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Engineering 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 is a high-severity Oracle E-Business Suite issue in Oracle Engineering Change Management. A low-privileged user who can reach the application over HTTP could read, create, delete, or change critical Engineering data. The main business risk is unauthorized access to and tampering with sensitive engineering records.

Executive priority

Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or broadly accessible EBS environments because the issue can affect critical engineering data integrity and confidentiality without requiring administrator privileges.

Technical view

CVE-2021-2290 affects Oracle Engineering in Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.10. It is network-accessible over HTTP, requires low privileges, needs no user interaction, and impacts confidentiality and integrity. CVSS 3.1 score is 8.1 with no availability impact stated.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to organizations running Oracle E-Business Suite with the Oracle Engineering Change Management component in the affected version ranges, especially where HTTP access is reachable by many authenticated users.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. The vulnerability is described as easily exploitable by a low-privileged attacker with network access over HTTP, which raises concern in environments with broad EBS access.

Researcher notes

Sources do not provide CWE classification, root-cause details, exploit procedures, or specific vulnerable endpoints. Validation should stay version-, patch-, access-control-, and log-focused unless Oracle support documentation provides more detail.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle’s April 2021 Critical Patch Update guidance for CVE-2021-2290.
  • Apply the relevant Oracle-supported patch or upgrade path for affected EBS versions.
  • Restrict HTTP access to EBS Engineering functions to trusted users and networks.
  • Review least-privilege access for Oracle Engineering Change Management users.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle E-Business Suite instances and enabled Engineering components.
  • Confirm whether versions are 12.1.1-12.1.3 or 12.2.3-12.2.10.
  • Check patch status against Oracle’s April 2021 CPU advisory.
  • Review logs for unusual authenticated Engineering data reads or modifications.
  • Validate that low-privileged users cannot access unauthorized Engineering data.
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Confidence
high
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-2021-2290Attack 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 CorporationEngineering12.1.1-12.1.3, 12.2.3-12.2.10Listed
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CWE details

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