CVE-2022-21405 Information disclosure in OSS Support Tools

Medium 5.5 Published 19 Apr 2022 Updated 24 Sep 2024

A high-privileged attacker with local access can exploit a vulnerability in Oracle OSS Support Tools to gain unauthorized access to critical data.

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-2022-21405?

CVE-2022-21405 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation OSS Support Tools, published on 19 Apr 2022. 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 OSS Support Tools product of Oracle Support Tools (component: Oracle Explorer). The supported version that is affected is 18.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where OSS Support Tools executes to compromise OSS Support Tools. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in OSS Support Tools, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all OSS Support Tools accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21405?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Oss Support Tools.

How do I fix CVE-2022-21405?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21405 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-21405 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21405 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2w56-jm3g-7vcg.