# CVE-2021-2290: Missing authorization in Engineering

> Low-privileged attackers can unauthorizedly read, create, delete, or modify critical data in Oracle Engineering 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-xw4m-98wq-jwq3

## What is CVE-2021-2290?

CVE-2021-2290 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Engineering, 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 Engineering product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Change Management). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Engineering. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Engineering accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Engineering 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-2021-2290?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Engineering.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-2290?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-2290 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-2290 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-2290 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation Engineering

- [CVE-2021-2405](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-2405/): Missing authorization in Engineering (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-2290 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-2290 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Engineering, 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-2021-2290 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation Engineering. 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-2021-2290/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-2290/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-2290
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2290
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-2290

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-2290/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.