# CVE-2021-2461: Missing authorization in Communications Interactive Session Recorder

> Unauthenticated attackers can modify, read, or disrupt data in Oracle Communications Interactive Session Recorder via the Provision API.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Oct 2021
- **Updated:** 25 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p8f3-v4pr-gv33

## What is CVE-2021-2461?

CVE-2021-2461 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Communications Interactive Session Recorder, published on 20 Oct 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Communications Interactive Session Recorder product of Oracle Communications (component: Provision API). The supported version that is affected is 6.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Communications Interactive Session Recorder. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Communications Interactive Session Recorder, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Communications Interactive Session Recorder accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Communications Interactive Session Recorder accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Communications Interactive Session Recorder. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-2461?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Communications Interactive Session Recorder.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-2461?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-2461 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-2461 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-2461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation Communications Interactive Session Recorder

- [CVE-2020-14574](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14574/): Information disclosure in Communications Interactive Session Recorder (medium 4.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-2461 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-2461 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Communications Interactive Session Recorder, published on 20 Oct 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-2461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation Communications Interactive Session Recorder. 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-2021-2461/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-2461/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-2461
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2461
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-2461

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