# CVE-2021-2236: Missing authorization in Financials Common Modules

> Low-privileged attackers can unauthorizedly read, create, delete, or modify critical financial data in Oracle E-Business Suite via HTTP.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Apr 2021
- **Updated:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fvxr-jgc8-r3r8

## What is CVE-2021-2236?

CVE-2021-2236 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Financials Common Modules, published on 22 Apr 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Financials Common Modules product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Advanced Global Intercompany). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.1-12.1.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Financials Common Modules. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Financials Common Modules accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Financials Common Modules accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-2236?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Financials Common Modules.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-2236?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-2236 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-2236 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-2236 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation Financials Common Modules

- [CVE-2026-46820](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46820/): Missing authorization in Oracle Financials Common Modules (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2026-46821](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46821/): Missing authorization in Oracle Financials Common Modules (high 7.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-2236 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-2236 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Financials Common Modules, published on 22 Apr 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-2236 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation Financials Common Modules. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-2236/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-2236/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-2236
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2236
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-2236

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