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CVE-2021-2474: Vulnerability in the Oracle Web Analytics product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Admin).

Vulnerability in the Oracle Web Analytics product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Admin). 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 Web Analytics. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Web Analytics accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Web Analytics 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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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

CVE-2021-2474 affects Oracle Web Analytics within Oracle E-Business Suite. A low-privileged user who can reach the service over HTTP could gain broad read and change access to Web Analytics data. The main business risk is unauthorized access to, creation of, deletion of, or modification of critical analytics data.

Executive priority

Treat this as a high-priority enterprise application issue if Oracle E-Business Suite Web Analytics is present. It can affect sensitive business data integrity and confidentiality, but urgency should be driven by exposure and patch status because no active exploitation evidence is provided.

Technical view

Oracle rates this as CVSS 8.1: network exploitable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction. Affected supported versions are Oracle Web Analytics 12.1.1 through 12.1.3, component Admin. The documented impact is high confidentiality and integrity loss with no availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely where Oracle E-Business Suite includes Web Analytics 12.1.1-12.1.3 and the Web Analytics/Admin HTTP interface is reachable by authenticated low-privileged users or broad internal networks.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The vulnerability is still serious because exploitation is described as easy, remote over HTTP, and possible with only low privileges.

Researcher notes

No CWE is provided in the source bundle. The advisory describes impact and access conditions, but not root cause details. Avoid assuming a specific bug class. Validate exposure through product/version inventory, HTTP reachability, privilege model review, and Oracle CPU status.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2021 guidance for this product.
  • Apply Oracle-supported remediation for affected Web Analytics 12.1.1-12.1.3 deployments.
  • Restrict Web Analytics/Admin HTTP access to trusted networks while remediation is validated.
  • Review low-privileged accounts with access to the affected application.
  • Monitor Oracle advisories for superseding patch or configuration guidance.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle E-Business Suite deployments for Web Analytics usage.
  • Confirm whether Web Analytics version is 12.1.1 through 12.1.3.
  • Verify the October 2021 Oracle CPU or later applicable remediation is installed.
  • Check whether the Admin component is reachable over HTTP from untrusted segments.
  • Review access logs for unexpected low-privileged Web Analytics/Admin activity.
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Confidence
medium
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-2021-2474Attack 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

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Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
Oracle CorporationWeb Analytics12.1.1-12.1.3Listed
Weakness

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