# CVE-2024-21184: Privilege escalation in Database - Enterprise Edition

> High-privileged attackers can compromise Oracle Database RDBMS Security via network access, leading to full takeover of the security component.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/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 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qxmh-f2pm-v56w

## What is CVE-2024-21184?

CVE-2024-21184 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 16 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Database RDBMS Security component of Oracle Database Server.  Supported versions that are affected are 19.3-19.23. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker having Execute on SYS.XS_DIAG privilege with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Oracle Database RDBMS Security.  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Database RDBMS Security. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-250 (Execution with Unnecessary Privileges)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21184?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Database Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-21184?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21184 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-21184 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21184 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Database Server

- [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-2024-21184 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-21184 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database Server, published on 16 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21184 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-2024-21184/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21184/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21184
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21184
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21184

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