# CVE-2022-21511: Privilege escalation in Database - Enterprise Edition

> High-privileged attackers can compromise the Oracle Database Recovery component via network access, leading to full takeover of the recovery subsystem.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 24 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ggc6-2q83-mf7r

## What is CVE-2022-21511?

CVE-2022-21511 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database, published on 19 Jul 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition Recovery component of Oracle Database Server. For supported versions that are affected see note. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker having EXECUTE ON DBMS_IR.EXECUTESQLSCRIPT privilege with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition Recovery. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition Recovery. Note: None of the supported versions are affected. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21511?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Database.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-21511?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21511 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-21511 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21511 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Database

- [CVE-2017-10202](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10202/): Privilege escalation in Oracle Database (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2017-3310](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3310/): Privilege escalation in Oracle Database (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2016-3609](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3609/): Other in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2016-3454](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3454/): Other in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2022-21510](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21510/): Privilege escalation in Database - Enterprise Edition (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-21511 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-21511 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database, published on 19 Jul 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21511 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Database. 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-2022-21511/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21511/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-21511
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-21511
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-21511

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