CVE-2021-2242: High severity oracle outside in technology vulnerability
An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Fusion Middleware related to the Oracle Outside In Technology component could allow an attacker to cause low confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.
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Vulnerability in the Oracle Outside In Technology product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Outside In Filters). The supported version that is affected is 8.5.5. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Outside In Technology. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Outside In Technology accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Outside In Technology accessible data. Note: Outside In Technology is a suite of software development kits (SDKs). The protocol and CVSS Base Score depend on the software that uses Outside In Technology. The CVSS score assumes that the software passes data received over a network directly to Outside In Technology, but if data is not received over a network the CVSS score may be lower. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N).
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What is CVE-2021-2242?
CVE-2021-2242 is an unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Fusion Middleware related to the Oracle Outside In Technology.
What is the affected version of Oracle Outside In Technology?
The affected version of Oracle Outside In Technology is 8.5.5.
What is the severity of CVE-2021-2242?
CVE-2021-2242 has a severity rating of 8.2 which is considered high.
How can an attacker exploit CVE-2021-2242?
An unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP can easily exploit CVE-2021-2242 to compromise Oracle Outside In Technology.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-2242?
More information about CVE-2021-2242 can be found at the following references: [Link to Oracle Security Alerts](https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2021.html) and [Link to IBM XForce](https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/200368).