CVE-2021-2311 in Hospitality Inventory Management
Summary
by MITRE • 04/23/2021
Vulnerability in the Oracle Hospitality Inventory Management product of Oracle Food and Beverage Applications (component: Export to Reporting and Analytics). The supported version that is affected is 9.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Hospitality Inventory Management. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Hospitality Inventory Management accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 04/25/2021
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2021-2311 affects Oracle Hospitality Inventory Management version 9.1.0 within the Oracle Food and Beverage Applications suite, specifically impacting the Export to Reporting and Analytics component. This weakness represents a significant security gap that enables low-privileged attackers to gain unauthorized access to sensitive inventory data through HTTP network connections. The vulnerability's classification as easily exploitable indicates that attackers require minimal technical expertise or resources to leverage this flaw effectively. The CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5 reflects the moderate to high severity impact, with particular emphasis on confidentiality breaches that could lead to complete data compromise across the entire inventory management system.
The technical implementation flaw stems from insufficient access controls and authentication mechanisms within the export functionality that processes reporting and analytics requests. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by crafting malicious HTTP requests that bypass normal authorization checks, potentially gaining access to comprehensive inventory data including product details, stock levels, supplier information, and transaction records. The vulnerability's network-accessible nature means that threats can originate from external networks without requiring physical access to the system infrastructure. This type of vulnerability typically falls under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control) or CWE-306 (Missing Authentication) classifications, representing weaknesses in the application's security architecture that allow unauthorized data access.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data exposure, as compromised inventory management systems can lead to significant business disruption and financial loss. Attackers with access to inventory data could manipulate stock levels, access confidential supplier information, or conduct industrial espionage against competitors. The confidentiality impact rating of high (C:H) indicates that successful exploitation could result in complete disclosure of sensitive inventory data, potentially affecting supply chain operations, pricing strategies, and competitive positioning. Organizations relying on this system face risks including inventory shrinkage, operational inefficiencies, and potential regulatory compliance violations that could result in substantial financial penalties.
Mitigation strategies should prioritize immediate implementation of network-level controls including firewall rules that restrict access to the affected system, deployment of web application firewalls to monitor and filter HTTP requests, and comprehensive access control reviews to ensure proper authentication mechanisms are enforced. Security patches provided by Oracle should be applied immediately, and organizations should conduct thorough vulnerability assessments to identify similar weaknesses in related systems. Regular security monitoring and log analysis should be implemented to detect potential exploitation attempts, while access controls should be reviewed to ensure principle of least privilege is maintained. Additionally, network segmentation and intrusion detection systems can provide additional layers of protection against unauthorized access attempts targeting this specific vulnerability. The ATT&CK framework classification would likely include techniques related to credential access and privilege escalation, making this vulnerability particularly concerning for organizations that have not implemented proper network segmentation or application-level security controls.