# CVE-2024-21048: XML external entity in Web Applications Desktop Integrator

> Low-privileged attackers can exploit an XML input vulnerability in Oracle Web Applications Desktop Integrator to read unauthorized data.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 19 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wr2q-44mp-hgqr

## What is CVE-2024-21048?

CVE-2024-21048 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Web Applications Desktop Integrator, published on 16 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Web Applications Desktop Integrator product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: XML input).  Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.13. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Web Applications Desktop Integrator.  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in  unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Web Applications Desktop Integrator accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.3 (Confidentiality impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Weakness: CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21048?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Web Applications Desktop Integrator.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-21048?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21048 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-21048 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21048 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation Web Applications Desktop Integrator

- [CVE-2022-39428](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39428/): File upload in Web Applications Desktop Integrator (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-2591](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-2591/): Information disclosure in Web Applications Desktop Integrator (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2017-10323](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10323/): Information disclosure in Web Applications Desktop Integrator (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2016-3522](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3522/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2021-2434](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-2434/): Missing authorization in Web Applications Desktop Integrator (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-21048 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-21048 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Web Applications Desktop Integrator, published on 16 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21048 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation Web Applications Desktop Integrator. 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-2024-21048/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21048/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21048
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21048
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21048

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