CVE-2023-21829 Missing authorization in Database - Enterprise Edition
Low-privileged attackers can modify or read critical database security data via network access, requiring user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-21829?
CVE-2023-21829 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Database, published on 17 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Vulnerability in the Oracle Database RDBMS Security component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 19c and 21c. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker having Create Session privilege with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Oracle Database RDBMS Security. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Database RDBMS Security accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Database RDBMS Security accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.3 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-21829?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Database.
How do I fix CVE-2023-21829?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-21829 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-2023-21829 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21829 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Database
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vpxx-5w77-g556.