CVE-2024-21261 Missing authorization in Oracle Application Express

Medium 4.9 Published 15 Oct 2024 Updated 10 Feb 2025

Low-privileged attackers can unauthorizedly read and modify data in Oracle Application Express via HTTP.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-21261?

CVE-2024-21261 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Application Express, published on 15 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in Oracle Application Express (component: General). Supported versions that are affected are 23.2 and 24.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Application Express. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Application Express, 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 Oracle Application Express accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Application Express accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21261?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Application Express.

How do I fix CVE-2024-21261?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21261 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-2024-21261 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21261 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g2c9-54g5-q442.