CVE-2021-1999 Missing authorization in Sun ZFS Storage Appliance Kit (AK) Software

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

High-privileged attackers can modify or delete critical data in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit via difficult-to-exploit flaws requiring user interaction.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-1999?

CVE-2021-1999 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center, published on 20 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit product of Oracle Systems (component: RAS subsystems). The supported version that is affected is 8.8. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit executes to compromise Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance Kit accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.0 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1999?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center, Oracle Hyperion Infrastructure Technology, Oracle Zfs Storage Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1999?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1999 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-2021-1999 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1999 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Oracle Enterprise Manager Ops Center vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q7fv-gh6c-gjj8.

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