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CVE-2022-21508: Vulnerability in Oracle Essbase (component: Security and Provisioning).

Vulnerability in Oracle Essbase (component: Security and Provisioning). The supported version that is affected is 21.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Essbase executes to compromise Oracle Essbase. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Essbase accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Essbase accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.8 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

MediumCVSS 5.8Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

CVE-2022-21508 affects Oracle Hyperion Essbase 21.3. It can let an already highly privileged local attacker, with help from another user interaction, read or change critical Essbase-accessible data. It is not described as remotely exploitable, and the bundle does not show active exploitation.

Executive priority

Treat as a moderate-priority governance and data-integrity risk for Essbase environments. Prioritize if Essbase stores sensitive financial, planning, or operational data, or if privileged infrastructure access is broad.

Technical view

Oracle describes a Security and Provisioning vulnerability in Essbase 21.3. CVSS 3.1 is 5.8: local attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, high confidentiality and integrity impact, no availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to environments running Oracle Hyperion Essbase 21.3, especially where highly privileged users can log on to infrastructure hosting Essbase.

Exploitation context

The CVE requires local infrastructure logon by a high-privileged attacker and human interaction from another person. KEV status is false in the supplied bundle, so active exploitation is not evidenced here.

Researcher notes

The source bundle does not name a CWE or root-cause detail. Do not assume remote exploitation. Focus analysis on Essbase 21.3 Security and Provisioning behavior, privileged local access paths, and post-patch verification.

Mitigation direction

  • Check Oracle July 2022 CPU guidance for Essbase 21.3 remediation.
  • Confirm Essbase 21.3 systems are patched or upgraded per Oracle guidance.
  • Restrict infrastructure logon access to trusted, necessary administrators only.
  • Review privileged Essbase and host accounts for least-privilege alignment.
  • Monitor Essbase data and provisioning changes for unauthorized activity.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle Hyperion Essbase deployments and record exact versions.
  • Compare each Essbase 21.3 instance against Oracle July 2022 CPU status.
  • Review host logon records for highly privileged infrastructure access.
  • Inspect Essbase audit logs for unusual data or provisioning changes.
  • Confirm administrative access paths require appropriate approval and monitoring.
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Confidence
high
Sources
3

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.8 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/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
5.8CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N0.65.2Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

5.8Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2022-21508Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/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 CorporationHyperion Essbase21.3Listed
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