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CVE-2021-2365: Vulnerability in the Oracle Human Resources product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: People Management).

Vulnerability in the Oracle Human Resources product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: People Management). 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 Human Resources. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Human Resources accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Human Resources 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

CVE-2021-2365 affects Oracle Human Resources in Oracle E-Business Suite. A low-privileged user with HTTP network access could read or change critical HR data. For organizations running affected versions, this is a serious confidentiality and integrity risk involving employee and business-sensitive records.

Executive priority

Treat this as high priority for organizations using affected Oracle E-Business Suite HR versions. The business risk is unauthorized access to, or modification of, critical HR data, not system outage.

Technical view

Oracle reports an easily exploitable People Management vulnerability in Oracle Human Resources, E-Business Suite versions 12.1.1 through 12.1.3. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.1, with network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to Oracle E-Business Suite Oracle Human Resources deployments running supported affected versions 12.1.1 through 12.1.3, especially where the People Management component is reachable over HTTP by low-privileged users.

Exploitation context

The source bundle states the flaw is easily exploitable over HTTP by a low-privileged attacker. It does not provide exploit details, and KEV is false, so there is no cited evidence here of active exploitation.

Researcher notes

No CWE is listed in the source bundle. The key validation focus is version, component reachability, HTTP exposure, low-privilege access boundaries, and evidence of unauthorized HR data access or modification.

Mitigation direction

  • Apply Oracle's July 2021 Critical Patch Update or later vendor guidance for Oracle E-Business Suite.
  • Prioritize any internet or partner-accessible E-Business Suite HR endpoints.
  • Restrict HTTP access to trusted networks until patch status is confirmed.
  • Review low-privilege HR accounts and remove unnecessary access.
  • Check Oracle support guidance if the deployment is out of support.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle E-Business Suite Human Resources instances and confirm versions.
  • Identify whether People Management is enabled or reachable over HTTP.
  • Confirm the relevant Oracle Critical Patch Update has been applied.
  • Review HR data audit logs for unexpected reads or modifications.
  • Verify low-privileged accounts cannot access unauthorized HR 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-2021-2365Attack 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 CorporationHuman Resources12.1.1-12.1.3Listed
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