Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw affects Oracle Collaborative Planning in Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.1.1 through 12.1.3. A low-privileged user who can reach the application over HTTP may read, create, delete, or modify critical planning data. The business risk is unauthorized data access and integrity loss in an enterprise planning workflow.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority where affected Oracle E-Business Suite planning systems remain in use. The issue can compromise sensitive planning data integrity and confidentiality, but the supplied evidence does not indicate active exploitation.
Technical view
CVE-2021-2406 is a User Interface vulnerability in Oracle Collaborative Planning. It is network exploitable over HTTP with low privileges, no user interaction, and unchanged scope. CVSS 3.1 is 8.1 with high confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact. No CWE is provided in the source bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running Oracle E-Business Suite Collaborative Planning versions 12.1.1 through 12.1.3, especially where HTTP access is available to authenticated low-privileged users.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show active exploitation, and KEV status is false. The vulnerability is described as easily exploitable, but no public exploit status or attack details are provided in the supplied sources.
Researcher notes
Key missing details include CWE classification, exact vulnerable UI function, and explicit remediation text beyond the Oracle CPU reference. Validate exposure through asset inventory and vendor advisory review, not speculative product assumptions.
Mitigation direction
- Review Oracle July 2021 Critical Patch Update guidance for this CVE.
- Prioritize affected Oracle Collaborative Planning 12.1.1-12.1.3 environments.
- Restrict HTTP access to trusted networks and required users.
- Reduce low-privileged access until vendor remediation is confirmed.
- Monitor for unauthorized planning data access or changes.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Oracle E-Business Suite instances and Collaborative Planning versions.
- Confirm whether versions 12.1.1 through 12.1.3 are present.
- Verify HTTP exposure and authenticated user access paths.
- Check patch records against Oracle July 2021 CPU guidance.
- Review logs for unusual read, create, delete, or modification activity.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- 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
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N2.85.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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