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Plain-English summary
CVE-2021-2445 affects Oracle Hyperion Infrastructure Technology 11.2.5.0. A highly privileged attacker with HTTP network access could, with another user’s interaction, gain unauthorized access to or modify critical Hyperion data. The issue is not listed as known exploited in the supplied sources.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority enterprise application risk. It requires privileged access and user interaction, reducing immediate urgency, but successful exploitation could expose or alter critical Hyperion data. Prioritize patch verification for internet-reachable or broadly accessible administrative environments.
Technical view
The vulnerability is in the Lifecycle Management component of Oracle Hyperion Infrastructure Technology. CVSS 3.1 is 5.7: network attack vector, high complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, high confidentiality and integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running Oracle Hyperion Infrastructure Technology version 11.2.5.0, especially where Lifecycle Management is reachable over HTTP by privileged users or admin networks.
Exploitation context
The CVE describes exploitation as difficult, requiring high privileges, HTTP network access, and human interaction by someone other than the attacker. The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation.
Researcher notes
No CWE is supplied in the provided record, and the source bundle does not describe the underlying bug class or exploit technique. Analysis should stay bounded to the CVSS vector, affected version 11.2.5.0, Lifecycle Management component, and confidentiality/integrity impact claims.
Mitigation direction
- Review Oracle’s July 2021 Critical Patch Update for Hyperion guidance.
- Apply the applicable Oracle-supported update or mitigation for affected Hyperion deployments.
- Restrict Hyperion Lifecycle Management HTTP access to trusted administrative networks.
- Limit and review high-privileged Hyperion accounts.
- Monitor Hyperion data changes and privileged activity for anomalies.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Hyperion Infrastructure Technology versions and identify 11.2.5.0 deployments.
- Confirm Oracle July 2021 CPU guidance has been applied where applicable.
- Verify Lifecycle Management endpoints are not broadly reachable over HTTP.
- Review privileged Hyperion user activity around sensitive data access or changes.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/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:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N0.55.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.7MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/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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