# CVE-2023-22071: Other in PL/SQL

> High-privileged attackers can compromise PL/SQL to read, modify, or disrupt data via Oracle Net, requiring human interaction.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 13 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-474m-7m4r-wvgh

## What is CVE-2023-22071?

CVE-2023-22071 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 17 Oct 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the PL/SQL component of Oracle Database Server.  Supported versions that are affected are 19.3-19.20 and  21.3-21.11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker having Create Session, Execute on sys.utl_http privilege with network access via Oracle Net to compromise PL/SQL.  Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in PL/SQL, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in  unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of PL/SQL accessible data as well as  unauthorized read access to a subset of PL/SQL accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of PL/SQL. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.9 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22071?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Database Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-22071?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22071 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-22071 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22071 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [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-2023-22071 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-22071 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 17 Oct 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22071 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-2023-22071/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22071/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22071
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22071
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22071

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