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CVE-2021-2435: Vulnerability in the Essbase Analytic Provider Services product of Oracle Essbase (component: JAPI).

Vulnerability in the Essbase Analytic Provider Services product of Oracle Essbase (component: JAPI). The supported version that is affected is 11.1.2.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Essbase Analytic Provider Services. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Essbase Analytic Provider Services accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Essbase Analytic Provider Services accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 Essbase Analytic Provider Services issue. An unauthenticated attacker with HTTP network access could compromise APS if another person is induced to interact. The main business risk is unauthorized reading, creation, deletion, or modification of critical Essbase-accessible data.

Executive priority

Treat as a prioritized remediation item for any remaining Essbase APS 11.1.2.4 environment. The risk centers on data confidentiality and integrity, not service outage, and the exploit path requires user interaction.

Technical view

CVE-2021-2435 affects Oracle Hyperion Analytic Provider Services / Essbase APS 11.1.2.4, component JAPI. CVSS 3.1 is 8.1: network, low complexity, no privileges, user interaction required, high confidentiality and integrity impact, no availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely limited to organizations still running Oracle Essbase Analytic Provider Services 11.1.2.4, especially where APS is reachable over HTTP from user networks or broader network paths.

Exploitation context

The source states the issue is easily exploitable over HTTP by an unauthenticated attacker, but successful exploitation requires human interaction. The provided bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or public active exploitation evidence.

Researcher notes

The bundle provides no CWE, no exploit details, and no fixed-version specifics beyond the Oracle CPU reference. Avoid assuming broader Essbase versions or products are affected without vendor confirmation.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory Oracle Essbase APS deployments and confirm whether version 11.1.2.4 is present.
  • Review Oracle July 2021 Critical Patch Update guidance for applicable Essbase APS remediation.
  • Apply vendor-supported fixes through normal change control after compatibility testing.
  • Limit APS HTTP exposure to trusted network paths where operationally feasible.
  • Monitor Essbase APS-accessible data for unauthorized reads, changes, deletions, or creations.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm installed Essbase APS version and component inventory against Oracle guidance.
  • Check whether APS HTTP endpoints are reachable from untrusted or user-accessible networks.
  • Review access logs around APS for unusual unauthenticated HTTP activity.
  • Validate that remediation status is documented for every identified APS instance.
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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:N/UI:R/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:N/UI:R/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-2021-2435Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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 CorporationHyperion Analytic Provider Services11.1.2.4Listed
Weakness

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