# CVE-2023-21949: Missing authorization in Advanced Networking Option

> Unauthenticated attackers can modify Advanced Networking Option data in Oracle Database Server via network access.

- **Severity:** Low 3.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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:** 18 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 13 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jpv2-5q8w-prwp

## What is CVE-2023-21949?

CVE-2023-21949 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 18 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Advanced Networking Option component of Oracle Database Server.  Supported versions that are affected are 19.3-19.19 and  21.3-21.10. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Advanced Networking Option.  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in  unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Advanced Networking Option accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.7 (Integrity impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-21949?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Database Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-21949?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-21949 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-21949 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21949 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Database Server

- [CVE-2015-4863](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4863/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-1534](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1534/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-0071](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-0071/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-1979](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1979/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-1985](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1985/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-21949 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-21949 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 18 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21949 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Database Server. 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-2023-21949/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21949/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-21949
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21949
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21949

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.