CVE-2024-21282 Overview
CVE-2024-21282 is a high-severity authorization flaw in the Oracle Financials product of Oracle E-Business Suite, within the Common Components module. The vulnerability affects supported versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.13. A low-privileged attacker with network access over HTTP can compromise Oracle Financials without user interaction. Successful exploitation results in unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data, and unauthorized read access to all Oracle Financials accessible data. The issue is tracked under [CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization]. Oracle addressed the flaw in the October 2024 Critical Patch Update.
Critical Impact
An authenticated attacker with minimal privileges can read and modify sensitive financial data across the application over the network.
Affected Products
- Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3 through 12.2.13
- Oracle Financials (Common Components)
- Deployments exposing Oracle E-Business Suite HTTP endpoints to untrusted networks
Discovery Timeline
- 2024-10-15 - Oracle publishes CVE-2024-21282 as part of the October 2024 Critical Patch Update
- 2024-10-15 - CVE-2024-21282 published to NVD
- 2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2024-21282
Vulnerability Analysis
The flaw resides in the Common Components of Oracle Financials, a module shared across Oracle E-Business Suite financial applications. The issue is classified as an incorrect authorization weakness [CWE-863], meaning the application performs an authorization check but reaches an incorrect decision. An attacker holding a low-privileged Oracle E-Business Suite account can send crafted HTTP requests to reach functionality that should be restricted. Because Common Components underpin multiple financial workflows, the reachable surface includes ledger, payables, receivables, and related data objects. The vulnerability affects confidentiality and integrity but does not directly impact availability.
Root Cause
The root cause is missing or improperly enforced authorization on network-accessible endpoints in the Common Components layer. The affected code paths trust user-supplied context or fail to validate that the requesting principal is entitled to perform the requested action against the target financial data. Because authentication is required but the privilege bar is low, any valid application account becomes a viable staging point.
Attack Vector
Exploitation occurs remotely over HTTP against exposed Oracle E-Business Suite instances. The attacker authenticates with a low-privileged account, then issues requests to Common Components functionality that lacks adequate authorization checks. No user interaction is required, and the attack complexity is low. In practice, this allows lateral escalation from a limited internal user to full read and write access across Oracle Financials data. Environments that expose Oracle E-Business Suite to the internet, or that provision broad self-service accounts, face elevated risk.
No public proof-of-concept is available at the time of writing, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. See the Oracle Critical Patch Update - October 2024 advisory for vendor technical details.
Detection Methods for CVE-2024-21282
Indicators of Compromise
- Unexpected create, update, or delete operations in Oracle Financials audit tables performed by low-privileged accounts
- HTTP requests to Common Components endpoints originating from user sessions that would not normally access financial data
- Anomalous data export or query patterns against General Ledger, Payables, or Receivables tables
- Session activity from a single user account spanning multiple financial responsibilities in a short window
Detection Strategies
- Enable Oracle E-Business Suite Sign-On Audit and Page Access Tracking, then baseline normal responsibility-to-endpoint mappings and alert on deviations
- Correlate application-layer audit logs with database-layer FGA (Fine-Grained Auditing) events for privileged financial tables
- Inspect Oracle HTTP Server access logs for repeated requests to Common Components URLs from accounts without a matching business role
Monitoring Recommendations
- Forward Oracle E-Business Suite application, middle-tier, and database audit logs to a centralized analytics platform for cross-layer correlation
- Monitor for privilege changes, responsibility assignments, and new user creation events outside change windows
- Alert on bulk read or modification operations against financial master data by non-administrative accounts
How to Mitigate CVE-2024-21282
Immediate Actions Required
- Apply the October 2024 Critical Patch Update for Oracle E-Business Suite as documented in the Oracle CPU October 2024 advisory
- Inventory all Oracle E-Business Suite instances running versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.13 and prioritize internet-facing deployments
- Review recent activity from low-privileged accounts against Oracle Financials Common Components endpoints
- Rotate credentials for any accounts showing anomalous access patterns
Patch Information
Oracle released a fix for CVE-2024-21282 in the October 2024 Critical Patch Update. Administrators must apply the patch to all affected Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.x deployments. Oracle strongly recommends applying Critical Patch Update fixes without delay, as it does not test unsupported versions for the presence of these vulnerabilities.
Workarounds
- Restrict network access to Oracle E-Business Suite HTTP endpoints using a reverse proxy, WAF, or VPN until patching completes
- Enforce least-privilege responsibility assignments and disable dormant low-privileged accounts that could be leveraged for exploitation
- Increase audit granularity on Oracle Financials Common Components and enable database-level auditing on high-value financial tables
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