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CVE-2022-21578: Vulnerability in the Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking product of Oracle Financial Services Applications (c...

Vulnerability in the Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking product of Oracle Financial Services Applications (component: Infrastructure). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1-12.4, 14.0-14.3 and 14.5. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking. 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 FLEXCUBE Universal Banking accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.7 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L).

MediumCVSS 6.7Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

This affects Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking, a core banking platform. A low-privileged user reachable over HTTP could, with another person’s interaction, access or change critical banking data and partially disrupt service. Exploitation is rated difficult, but the potential data impact is serious for affected deployments.

Executive priority

Treat this as a priority remediation item for banks using affected FLEXCUBE versions because critical banking data could be read or changed. Urgency is moderated by difficult exploitation, required user interaction, and no provided evidence of active exploitation.

Technical view

CVE-2022-21578 is an Infrastructure component vulnerability in Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking versions 12.1-12.4, 14.0-14.3, and 14.5. Oracle reports network attack vector via HTTP, high attack complexity, low privileges required, and required user interaction. CVSS 3.1 score is 6.7 with high confidentiality and integrity impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to organizations running the listed Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking versions, especially where the application is reachable over HTTP by low-privileged users. The source bundle does not identify affected hosting models, configurations, or fixed versions.

Exploitation context

The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided bundle, and no cited source states active exploitation. Oracle describes exploitation as difficult and requiring human interaction from someone other than the attacker.

Researcher notes

The public record names the product, component, affected version ranges, CVSS vector, and impact categories, but does not provide CWE mapping, root cause, fixed build numbers, or exploit details. Validation should remain version, patch, exposure, and log-review focused.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle’s July 2022 Critical Patch Update guidance for CVE-2022-21578.
  • Apply applicable Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking security updates through approved change control.
  • Restrict HTTP access to FLEXCUBE interfaces to trusted users and networks.
  • Review low-privileged account access and remove unnecessary permissions.
  • Monitor Oracle advisories for any superseding fix or mitigation detail.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory Oracle FLEXCUBE Universal Banking deployments and record exact versions.
  • Compare versions against affected ranges: 12.1-12.4, 14.0-14.3, and 14.5.
  • Confirm whether July 2022 CPU or later relevant updates are applied.
  • Review logs for unusual critical data creation, deletion, modification, or access.
  • Verify HTTP exposure is limited to expected internal paths and users.
Prepared
Confidence
high
Sources
3

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.7 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

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
6.7CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L1.25.5Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

6.7Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2022-21578Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

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 CorporationFLEXCUBE Universal Banking12.1-12.4, 14.0-14.3, 14.5Listed
Weakness

CWE details

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