CVE-2021-2206 in Trade Management
Summary
by MITRE • 04/23/2021
Vulnerability in the Oracle Trade Management product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Quotes). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.1-12.1.3 and 12.2.3-12.2.10. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Trade Management. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Trade Management, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Trade Management accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Trade Management accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 04/28/2021
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2021-2206 represents a critical security flaw within Oracle Trade Management component of the Oracle E-Business Suite ecosystem. This vulnerability specifically affects versions 12.1.1 through 12.1.3 and 12.2.3 through 12.2.10, making it a widespread concern across multiple release branches of the enterprise suite. The vulnerability resides within the Quotes component of Oracle Trade Management, which serves as a fundamental element for managing customer quotations and trade transactions within the business suite. The CVSS 3.1 scoring system assigns this vulnerability a base score of 8.2, indicating a high severity level that reflects both the confidentiality and integrity impacts, with a vector of AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N. This scoring demonstrates that the vulnerability is easily exploitable by unauthenticated attackers who can access the system through HTTP network connections, while requiring human interaction from users other than the attacker to achieve successful exploitation.
The technical flaw manifests as an insufficient access control mechanism within the Oracle Trade Management Quotes component, allowing unauthorized network access to critical business data. This vulnerability enables attackers to gain unauthorized access to all Oracle Trade Management accessible data, potentially compromising sensitive customer information, pricing details, and transaction records. The attack requires an unauthenticated network connection via HTTP, making it particularly dangerous as it can be exploited without prior credentials or privileged access. The vulnerability's impact extends beyond the immediate component, as successful exploitation can significantly affect additional products within the Oracle E-Business Suite environment, creating cascading security risks across interconnected systems. The potential for unauthorized update, insert, or delete operations further amplifies the threat, as attackers could not only read sensitive data but also modify or corrupt business-critical information, potentially disrupting trade operations and financial reporting.
From an operational standpoint, this vulnerability presents substantial risk to organizations utilizing Oracle E-Business Suite, particularly those with extensive trade management operations and customer data repositories. The requirement for human interaction from users other than the attacker suggests that social engineering or targeted phishing campaigns may be employed to facilitate exploitation, making the attack more sophisticated and potentially harder to detect. The confidentiality impact is rated as high, indicating that attackers can access critical business data that may include proprietary trade information, customer details, and financial records. The integrity impact rating of low suggests that while attackers can modify data, the primary concern remains unauthorized access to sensitive information. Organizations may face regulatory compliance issues and potential financial losses if this vulnerability is exploited, as unauthorized access to trade management data could compromise competitive positioning and customer relationships. The vulnerability's classification under CWE 1004 indicates it involves an insufficient validation of a resource access control mechanism, which aligns with the described attack vectors and impact scope.
Security mitigation strategies for this vulnerability should prioritize immediate patch application from Oracle, as the company would have released a security patch addressing the specific access control flaw in the Quotes component. Organizations should implement network segmentation to limit access to Oracle Trade Management systems and establish robust monitoring protocols to detect unauthorized HTTP access attempts. The implementation of web application firewalls and intrusion detection systems can help identify and block malicious traffic patterns associated with exploitation attempts. Additionally, organizations should conduct comprehensive vulnerability assessments to identify other potential attack vectors within their Oracle E-Business Suite environment, as this vulnerability may indicate broader access control weaknesses. Network access controls should be strengthened to require authentication before accessing any Oracle Trade Management components, and privileged access should be closely monitored and restricted to authorized personnel only. The vulnerability's classification under ATT&CK technique T1190 suggests that organizations should also prepare for potential network infiltration activities and maintain incident response procedures specifically designed for database and application layer attacks. Regular security awareness training should be implemented to educate users about recognizing potential social engineering attempts that could facilitate exploitation of this vulnerability.