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Plain-English summary
CVE-2021-35570 affects Oracle E-Business Suite Mobile Field Service. A low-privileged user who can reach the Admin UI over HTTP could read or change critical Mobile Field Service data. The risk is business data exposure and unauthorized operational changes, not system takeover per the provided impact.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority patching and exposure-reduction item if Oracle Mobile Field Service is deployed. The main business risk is unauthorized access to or modification of critical field-service data.
Technical view
Oracle describes an easily exploitable Admin UI vulnerability in Mobile Field Service versions 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.10. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.1: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, high confidentiality and integrity impact, no availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running affected Oracle E-Business Suite Mobile Field Service versions with the Admin UI reachable over HTTP by authenticated low-privileged users.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation. Oracle characterizes exploitation as easy because it requires network HTTP access, low privileges, and no user interaction.
Researcher notes
No CWE or root-cause details are provided in the source bundle. Avoid endpoint-level assumptions. Validate exposure through product version, patch state, reachable Admin UI paths, and account privileges rather than exploit testing.
Mitigation direction
- Apply Oracle's October 2021 Critical Patch Update guidance for affected E-Business Suite deployments.
- Confirm affected Mobile Field Service versions are upgraded or patched per Oracle guidance.
- Restrict Admin UI HTTP access to trusted administrative networks and users.
- Review low-privileged accounts with access to Mobile Field Service administrative functions.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Oracle E-Business Suite instances using Mobile Field Service.
- Check whether versions are 12.1.1-12.1.3 or 12.2.3-12.2.10.
- Verify Oracle CPUOct2021 or later relevant patches are applied.
- Confirm Admin UI is not broadly reachable over HTTP.
- Review audit logs for unauthorized Mobile Field Service data changes.
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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/cpuoct2021.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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