# CVE-2024-21071: Auth bypass in Workflow

> High-privileged attackers can compromise Oracle Workflow via HTTP, leading to full system takeover and significant impact on additional products.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 26 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gvrj-cx9v-hg3m

## What is CVE-2024-21071?

CVE-2024-21071 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Workflow, published on 16 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Workflow product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Admin Screens and Grants UI).  Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.13. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Workflow.  While the vulnerability is in Oracle Workflow, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change).  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Workflow. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21071?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Workflow.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-21071?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21071 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-21071 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21071 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation Workflow

- [CVE-2026-70926](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70926/): Auth bypass in Oracle Workflow (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-70931](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70931/): Missing authorization in Oracle Workflow (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2026-60780](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60780/): Auth bypass in Oracle Workflow (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2026-62547](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-62547/): Auth bypass in Oracle Workflow (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2026-70927](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70927/): Denial of service in Oracle Workflow (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-21071 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-21071 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Oracle Corporation Workflow, published on 16 Apr 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21071 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation Workflow. 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-2024-21071/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21071/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21071
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21071
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21071

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