# CVE-2022-21500: Information disclosure in User Management

> An attacker can access critical data in Oracle E-Business Suite via HTTP, potentially exposing all accessible information.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 May 2022
- **Updated:** 24 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vf87-8ch9-x7hf

## What is CVE-2022-21500?

CVE-2022-21500 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite, published on 19 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Manage Proxies). The supported version that is affected is 12.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle E-Business Suite. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle E-Business Suite accessible data. Note: Authentication is required for successful attack, however the user may be self-registered. <br> <br>Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1 is not impacted by this vulnerability. Customers should refer to the Patch Availability Document for details. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21500?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle User Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-21500?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21500 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-21500 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-21500 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Oracle E-Business Suite <=12.2 - Authentication Bypass (github_poc): https://github.com/Cappricio-Securities/CVE-2022-21500
- Oracle E-Business Suite <=12.2 - Authentication Bypass (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-21500.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle E-Business Suite

- [CVE-2026-46817](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46817/): Oracle E-Business Suite Improper Privilege Management (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-21587](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21587/): Oracle E-Business Suite Unspecified (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-4798](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4798/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-4839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4839/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-1826](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1826/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-21500 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-21500 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite, published on 19 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-21500 exists.

Affected product: Oracle E-Business Suite. 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-2022-21500/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21500/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21500
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21500
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21500

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