CVE-2022-21565 Missing authorization in Database - Enterprise Edition

What is CVE-2022-21565?

CVE-2022-21565 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Database, published on 19 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Java VM component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.0.2, 19c and 21c. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker having Create Procedure privilege with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Java VM. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Java VM accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-21565?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Database.

How do I fix CVE-2022-21565?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21565 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2022-21565 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21565 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Database

• CVE-2017-10202 Privilege escalation in Oracle Database Critical 9.9
• CVE-2017-3310 Privilege escalation in Oracle Database Critical 9.0
• CVE-2016-3609 Other in n/a Critical 9.0
• CVE-2016-3454 Other in n/a Critical 9.0
• CVE-2022-21510 Privilege escalation in Database - Enterprise Edition High 8.8

All Oracle Database vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-57v7-qjcv-59f9.