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CVE-2022-21545: Vulnerability in the Oracle iRecruitment product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Candidate Self Serv...

Vulnerability in the Oracle iRecruitment product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Candidate Self Service Registration). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle iRecruitment. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle iRecruitment accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

MediumCVSS 5.3Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

CVE-2022-21545 affects Oracle iRecruitment in Oracle E-Business Suite. An unauthenticated attacker with HTTP network access could read a subset of iRecruitment data. The known impact is confidentiality-only, so urgency depends mainly on whether candidate self-service registration is exposed.

Executive priority

Handle as a moderate-priority confidentiality risk. It can expose some recruitment data without credentials, but available sources indicate limited data impact, no integrity or availability impact, and no confirmed active exploitation.

Technical view

Oracle lists affected iRecruitment versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.11, component Candidate Self Service Registration. CVSS 3.1 is 5.3: network exploitable, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, low confidentiality impact, no integrity or availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely where Oracle E-Business Suite iRecruitment 12.2.3-12.2.11 is deployed and Candidate Self Service Registration is reachable over HTTP, especially from untrusted networks.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not show active exploitation. The CVE is not marked KEV. Oracle describes the issue as easily exploitable over HTTP without authentication, but no exploit details or vulnerable endpoint are provided.

Researcher notes

Evidence is limited to Oracle and CVE records. No CWE, proof-of-concept status, endpoint detail, or exploit telemetry is included. Do not generalize beyond Oracle iRecruitment Candidate Self Service Registration in EBS 12.2.3-12.2.11.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle July 2022 Critical Patch Update guidance for this CVE.
  • Patch affected Oracle E-Business Suite iRecruitment deployments per Oracle guidance.
  • Restrict HTTP access to candidate self-service registration where business requirements allow.
  • Prioritize environments containing sensitive recruitment or applicant data.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle E-Business Suite iRecruitment versions in production and staging.
  • Identify any deployments running versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.11.
  • Confirm Candidate Self Service Registration HTTP exposure from untrusted networks.
  • Verify Oracle CPU remediation status through patch records or platform checks.
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Confidence
high
Sources
3

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.3 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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
5.3CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N3.91.4Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

5.3Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2022-21545Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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 CorporationiRecruitment12.2.3-12.2.11Listed
Weakness

CWE details

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