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CVE-2021-2316: Vulnerability in the Oracle HRMS (France) product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: French HR).

Vulnerability in the Oracle HRMS (France) product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: French HR). 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 HRMS (France). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle HRMS (France) accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle HRMS (France) 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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Plain-English summary

This flaw affects Oracle E-Business Suite HRMS for France. A low-privileged authenticated attacker with HTTP network access could read or change large amounts of French HR data, including critical records. The provided sources do not show active exploitation.

Executive priority

Prioritize remediation where French HR data is present, because the issue can expose or alter sensitive employee records. Treat as high urgency for affected systems, especially internet-accessible or broadly reachable E-Business Suite environments.

Technical view

CVE-2021-2316 is an Oracle HRMS (France) vulnerability in E-Business Suite French HR, affecting versions 12.1.1 through 12.1.3. CVSS 3.1 is 8.1: network exploitable, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, high confidentiality and integrity impact, no availability impact.

Likely exposure

Organizations are exposed if they run Oracle E-Business Suite HRMS (France) versions 12.1.1 to 12.1.3 and allow low-privileged users HTTP access to the affected HR component.

Exploitation context

The CVE record says exploitation is easy and requires low privileges plus HTTP network access. CISA KEV status is false in the bundle, and no cited source confirms active exploitation.

Researcher notes

The sources do not name a CWE or give root-cause detail. Analysis should stay focused on authenticated HTTP reachability, Oracle E-Business Suite HRMS (France) version confirmation, patch applicability, and HR data access auditing.

Mitigation direction

  • Identify Oracle E-Business Suite deployments using HRMS (France) versions 12.1.1 to 12.1.3.
  • Review Oracle April 2021 Critical Patch Update guidance for the applicable E-Business Suite fix.
  • Apply the vendor-supported patch or update after normal change testing.
  • Restrict HTTP access to HRMS functions to trusted users and networks.
  • Review low-privilege HRMS roles for unnecessary access.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm installed Oracle E-Business Suite and HRMS (France) component versions.
  • Verify patch status against Oracle April 2021 Critical Patch Update guidance.
  • Review HRMS audit logs for unusual reads, creations, deletions, or modifications.
  • Check whether low-privileged accounts can reach the affected HRMS functions over HTTP.
  • Validate normal HR workflows after remediation.
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Confidence
high
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-2021-2316Attack 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 CorporationHRMS (France)12.1.1-12.1.3Listed
Weakness

CWE details

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