CVE-2021-2259: High severity oracle payables vulnerability

Published Apr 22, 2021
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Updated

An unspecified vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite related to the Oracle Payables component could allow an authenticated attacker to cause high confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact.

Other sources

Vulnerability in the Oracle Payables product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: India Localization, Results). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Payables. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Payables accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Payables accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

Affected Software

8 affected components
ORACLE Payables>=12.1.1<=12.1.3
ORACLE Payables>=12.2.3<=12.2.10
IBM Data Virtualization on Cloud Pak for Data<=3.0
IBM Watson Query on Cloud Pak for Data<=2.2
IBM Watson Query on Cloud Pak for Data<=2.1
IBM Watson Query on Cloud Pak for Data<=2.0
IBM Data Virtualization on Cloud Pak for Data<=1.8
IBM Data Virtualization on Cloud Pak for Data<=1.7

Event History

Apr 22, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:53 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:53 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Aug 15, 2025
Data Sourced
via IBM·03:29 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2021-2259?

CVE-2021-2259 is classified as having a high confidentiality impact and high integrity impact.

2

How do I fix CVE-2021-2259?

To remediate CVE-2021-2259, apply the latest security patches provided by Oracle for the affected Oracle Payables components.

3

Which versions of Oracle Payables are affected by CVE-2021-2259?

CVE-2021-2259 affects Oracle Payables versions from 12.1.1 to 12.1.3 and from 12.2.3 to 12.2.10.

4

Can an attacker exploit CVE-2021-2259 without authentication?

No, CVE-2021-2259 requires authentication for an attacker to exploit the vulnerability.

5

Is availability impacted by CVE-2021-2259?

CVE-2021-2259 does not have an availability impact.

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