Vulnerability in Oracle Database
CVE-2023-21829
Vulnerability in the Oracle Database RDBMS Security component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 19c and 21c. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker having Create Session privilege with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Oracle Database RDBMS Security. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Database RDBMS Security accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Database RDBMS Security accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.3 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N).
EPSS: 0.004 (36.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Oracle Database — versions 19c, 21c
- Oracle Corporation Database - Enterprise Edition — versions 19c, 21c
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert_us@oracle.com (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-21829?
- CVE-2023-21829 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Database. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-01-18.
- How severe is CVE-2023-21829?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-21829 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.