CVE-2021-2302

published 2021-04-22

CVE-2021-2302: Vulnerability in the Oracle Platform Security for Java product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: OPSS). Supported versions that are affected are…

Priority P2 64 critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR N UI N S U C H I H A H

Vulnerability in the Oracle Platform Security for Java product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: OPSS). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Platform Security for Java. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Platform Security for Java. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
oracle	platform_security_for_java	—	—
oracle	platform_security_for_java	—	—
oracle	platform_security_for_java	—	—
oracle_corporation	platform_security_for_java	—	—
oracle_corporation	platform_security_for_java	—	—
oracle_corporation	platform_security_for_java	—	—

Detection & IOCs extracted from sources · hover to see the quote

• → CVE-2021-2302 affects Oracle Platform Security for Java (OPSS) via HTTP — monitor for unauthenticated HTTP requests targeting OPSS endpoints on affected Oracle Fusion Middleware versions (11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0) ↗
• → Successful exploitation results in full takeover (C/I/A all HIGH) — alert on any unexpected privilege escalation or unauthorized access originating from unauthenticated sessions against OPSS components ↗

• · Affected versions are specifically 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0, and 12.2.1.4.0 of Oracle Platform Security for Java (OPSS) within Oracle Fusion Middleware — scope detection and patching to these exact versions ↗
• · Exploitation requires no authentication and no user interaction (PR:N/UI:N), meaning any network-accessible OPSS instance is at risk without compensating controls such as network segmentation or WAF filtering ↗

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v2.0 7.5 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

vendor_oracle 9.8 CRITICAL

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