CVE-2016-5571 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2016-5571?

CVE-2016-5571 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Oct 2016. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Applications DBA component in Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.3 and 12.2.3 through 12.2.6 allows remote administrators to affect confidentiality and integrity via vectors related to AD Utilities, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-5567.

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5571?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Applications Dba.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5571?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5571 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2016-5571 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5571 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2026-61110 Auth bypass in Oracle Applications DBA High 8.8
• CVE-2026-22011 Privilege escalation in Oracle Applications DBA High 7.6
• CVE-2026-70681 Auth bypass in Oracle Applications DBA High 7.5
• CVE-2026-61107 Privilege escalation in Oracle Applications DBA High 7.2
• CVE-2026-70680 Missing authorization in Oracle Applications DBA High 7.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-25r2-cxj6-67v5.