CVE-2021-2040: Medium severity oracle health sciences argus safety vulnerability

Published Jan 20, 2021
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Updated

Vulnerability in the Oracle Argus Safety product of Oracle Health Sciences Applications (component: Case Form, Local Affiliate Form). The supported version that is affected is 8.2.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Argus Safety. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Argus Safety, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Argus Safety accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Argus Safety accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Affected Software

1 affected component
Oracle Argus Safety=8.2.2

Event History

Jan 20, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:50 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:50 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2021-2040.

2

What is the affected software?

The affected software is Oracle Argus Safety version 8.2.2.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2021-2040?

The severity of CVE-2021-2040 is medium (6.1).

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2021-2040?

An attacker with network access via HTTP can exploit CVE-2021-2040.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-2040?

You can find more information about CVE-2021-2040 on Oracle's security alerts website: https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html

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