CVE-2023-21983 Missing authorization in Application Express (APEX)
Unauthenticated attackers can compromise Oracle Application Express Administration to read, modify, or delete data and cause partial denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-21983?
CVE-2023-21983 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Application Express (APEX), 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 Application Express Administration product of Oracle Application Express (component: None). Supported versions that are affected are Application Express Administration: 18.2-22.2. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Application Express Administration. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Application Express Administration accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Application Express Administration accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Application Express Administration. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.6 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-21983?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Application Express.
How do I fix CVE-2023-21983?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-21983 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-2023-21983 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21983 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation Application Express (APEX)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8cmg-7xg6-h5gq.