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CVE-2021-2485: Vulnerability in the Oracle Trade Management product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Quotes).

Vulnerability in the Oracle Trade Management product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Quotes). 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 Trade Management. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Trade Management accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Trade Management 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-2021-2485 affects Oracle Trade Management in Oracle E-Business Suite, specifically the Quotes component. A low-privileged user reachable over HTTP could gain unauthorized read and write access to critical Trade Management data. The business risk is data exposure or unauthorized changes, not service outage.

Executive priority

Prioritize remediation for internet-facing, partner-facing, or broadly accessible E-Business Suite environments. The main risk is unauthorized access to critical commercial data and unauthorized changes to Trade Management records.

Technical view

Oracle lists affected Oracle Trade Management versions 12.1.1 through 12.1.3. The vulnerability is network-accessible over HTTP, requires low privileges, needs no user interaction, and has high confidentiality and integrity impact. CVSS 3.1 score is 8.1 with no availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to organizations running Oracle E-Business Suite with Oracle Trade Management 12.1.1 through 12.1.3, especially where HTTP access is available to low-privileged users.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not show active exploitation, and KEV status is false. Oracle describes the issue as easily exploitable by a low-privileged attacker with HTTP network access, so internal or partner-accessible systems still matter.

Researcher notes

Evidence supports a high-impact access-control or authorization-style issue in the Quotes component, but the provided sources do not include CWE, root cause, exploit details, or precise patch identifiers. Avoid assuming unauthenticated access.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle October 2021 CPU guidance for applicable Oracle E-Business Suite patches.
  • Apply the relevant Oracle-supported patch or upgrade path for affected Trade Management versions.
  • Limit HTTP access to trusted users and networks while remediation is pending.
  • Review low-privilege account access to Oracle Trade Management and Quotes functions.
  • Monitor for unauthorized Trade Management data creation, deletion, modification, or access.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle E-Business Suite instances and identify Oracle Trade Management deployments.
  • Confirm whether versions 12.1.1, 12.1.2, or 12.1.3 are present.
  • Check patch records against Oracle October 2021 CPU guidance.
  • Validate that Quotes component access requires appropriate authorization.
  • Review audit logs for unusual Trade Management data access or changes.
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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-2021-2485Attack 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 CorporationTrade Management12.1.1-12.1.3Listed
Weakness

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