CVE-2021-2173 is a vulnerability in the Recovery component of Oracle Database Server, affecting versions 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1, 18c, and 19c. This easily exploitable flaw allows a high-privileged attacker with DBA-level account privileges and network access via Oracle Net to compromise Recovery. While the CVSS 3.1 Base Score is 4.1 (Medium), successful attacks can lead to unauthorized read access to a subset of Recovery-accessible data, potentially impacting additional products. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:12.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:12.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
18cCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:18c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
19cCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:19c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
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