CVE-2023-21969 Privilege escalation in SQL Developer
A local high-privileged attacker can compromise Oracle SQL Developer, leading to full application takeover and potential privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-21969?
CVE-2023-21969 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation SQL Developer, published on 18 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Vulnerability in Oracle SQL Developer (component: Installation). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 23.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle SQL Developer executes to compromise Oracle SQL Developer. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle SQL Developer. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.7 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-21969?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Sql Developer.
How do I fix CVE-2023-21969?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-21969 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-21969 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21969 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation SQL Developer
Sources
Also known as GHSA-grrp-hf9w-3vjm.