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CVE-2021-35585: Vulnerability in the Oracle Incentive Compensation product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: User Inte...

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

Plain-English summary

CVE-2021-35585 affects Oracle Incentive Compensation in Oracle E-Business Suite. A low-privileged user with HTTP network access could compromise sensitive compensation data, including reading, creating, deleting, or modifying accessible records. The main business risk is unauthorized manipulation or disclosure of critical incentive compensation information.

Executive priority

Treat as high priority if Oracle Incentive Compensation is deployed. The vulnerability affects sensitive business data integrity and confidentiality, and requires only low privileges over HTTP according to Oracle.

Technical view

The issue is in the Oracle Incentive Compensation User Interface component of Oracle E-Business Suite, affecting supported versions 12.1.1 through 12.1.3. It is network exploitable over HTTP with low privileges, no user interaction, and CVSS 3.1 score 8.1. Oracle reports high confidentiality and integrity impact, with no availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely limited to organizations running Oracle E-Business Suite with Oracle Incentive Compensation versions 12.1.1 through 12.1.3. Risk increases where the application is reachable over HTTP by broad internal, VPN, partner, or internet-authenticated users.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation evidence. However, Oracle describes the vulnerability as easily exploitable by a low-privileged attacker over HTTP, so authenticated application access is the key threat condition.

Researcher notes

No CWE, root cause, proof-of-concept, or exact vulnerable endpoint is included in the provided sources. Avoid inferring bug class. Focus research on version confirmation, patch verification, authorization boundaries, and data integrity controls in approved environments only.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle's October 2021 Critical Patch Update guidance for this CVE.
  • Apply the applicable Oracle E-Business Suite patch or vendor-recommended update.
  • Limit HTTP access to Oracle Incentive Compensation to trusted networks and users.
  • Review low-privileged accounts with access to Oracle Incentive Compensation.
  • Monitor critical compensation data for unauthorized reads or changes.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle E-Business Suite versions and enabled Incentive Compensation components.
  • Confirm whether versions 12.1.1 through 12.1.3 are present.
  • Check patch status against Oracle's October 2021 Critical Patch Update.
  • Validate HTTP exposure paths for Oracle Incentive Compensation.
  • Review application logs for unexpected critical data access or modification.
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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

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

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-2021-35585Attack 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 CorporationIncentive Compensation12.1.1-12.1.3Listed
Weakness

CWE details

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