Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a medium-severity availability issue in Oracle E-Business Suite Sales Offline. A low-privileged attacker with HTTP network access could disrupt part of the Sales Offline service, but the cited CVSS data shows no confidentiality or integrity impact.
Executive priority
Handle through normal vulnerability management unless Sales Offline is business-critical or broadly reachable. The main risk is service disruption, not data theft or tampering, based on the cited CVSS impact.
Technical view
CVE-2021-35611 affects Oracle Sales Offline, Offline Template component, in versions 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.10. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L, indicating network reachability, low complexity, authenticated low privilege, and partial availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running the affected Oracle E-Business Suite Sales Offline versions with HTTP access available to low-privileged users. Internet exposure is not stated in the sources; validate deployment-specific access paths.
Exploitation context
Oracle describes the issue as easily exploitable, but requiring low privileges and HTTP network access. The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided bundle, and no cited source here confirms active exploitation.
Researcher notes
The provided sources do not name a CWE or root cause. Validation should focus on version exposure, patch state, privilege boundaries, and whether Sales Offline HTTP endpoints are reachable by low-privileged accounts.
Mitigation direction
- Apply the Oracle October 2021 Critical Patch Update for affected E-Business Suite deployments.
- Confirm Sales Offline versions are outside 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.10.
- Restrict HTTP access to Sales Offline to authorized internal users where feasible.
- Check current Oracle guidance for any superseding patch or deployment-specific instructions.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Oracle E-Business Suite instances and identify Sales Offline usage.
- Verify the installed Sales Offline version against the affected ranges.
- Confirm October 2021 CPU or later applicable Oracle fixes are installed.
- Review monitoring for unexplained Sales Offline availability degradation.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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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:N/I:N/A:L2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1231/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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