CVE-2021-2173 Information disclosure in Database - Enterprise Edition
A high-privileged attacker can read unauthorized data from the Recovery component of Oracle Database Server via network access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-2173?
CVE-2021-2173 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 22 Apr 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in the Recovery component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1, 18c and 19c. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker having DBA Level Account privilege with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Recovery. While the vulnerability is in Recovery, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Recovery accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.1 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-2173?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Database Server.
How do I fix CVE-2021-2173?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-2173 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-2173 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-2173 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Database Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p4v6-955x-fq79.