What is CVE-2022-21587?

CVE-2022-21587 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-10-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-21587?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-21587 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-21587 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-02-02), indicating it is being actively exploited. 22 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Auth bypass in Oracle E-Business Suite

CVE-2022-21587

Vulnerability in the Oracle Web Applications Desktop Integrator product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Upload). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Web Applications Desktop Integrator. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Web Applications Desktop Integrator. 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).

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2022-10-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.983 (99.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-16.

Very high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — among the top 0.1% most-likely-to-be-exploited CVEs. 100th percentile — 99.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.983 · newest: 0.983 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Oracle E-Business Suite
Oracle Corporation Web Applications Desktop Integrator — versions 12.2.3-12.2.11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2023-02-02. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2023-02-23.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Known ransomware campaign use: yes.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2022.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/171208/Oracle-E-Business-Suite-EBS-Unauthenticate… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21587?: CVE-2022-21587 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-10-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-21587?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-21587 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2022-21587 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-02-02), indicating it is being actively exploited. 22 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.