CVE-2022-21603 Privilege escalation in Database - Enterprise Edition
A high-privileged local attacker can compromise the Oracle Database Sharding component, leading to full takeover of the service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-21603?
CVE-2022-21603 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Database - Enterprise Edition, published on 18 Oct 2022. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in the Oracle Database - Sharding component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 19c and 21c. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker having Local Logon privilege with network access via Local Logon to compromise Oracle Database - Sharding. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Database - Sharding. 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-2022-21603?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Database - Sharding.
How do I fix CVE-2022-21603?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-21603 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-21603 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-21603 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wpq4-43xv-r6h7.