`CVE-2022-21587` Oracle Web Applications Desktop Integrator

Affected software	Oracle Web Applications Desktop Integrator
Affected versions	12.2.3-12.2.11
Severity	9.8 Critical CVSS 3.1
Fixed in	Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2022
Weakness	Missing authentication (CWE-306)
Published	18 Oct 2022
Updated	17 Jun 2026

Description

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).

Exploitation status

Exploited

Confirmed real-world exploitation.

CISA KEV listed Confirmed exploitation in the wild. Added 2023-02-02 · remediation due 2023-02-23 · ransomware use: known
VulnCheck KEV listed Exploitation reported in the wild. 18 citations · honeypot sightings · 7 exploits · earliest 2023-02-02.
CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: active CISA records active exploitation. Automatable: yes, technical impact: total.
Indexed PoC 5 indexed Published artifacts you can open, in GitHub PoC, Metasploit, Nuclei; first seen 2023-02-06.
EPSS 98% chance in 30 days A model's forecast, not a report of exploitation. Higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs.

VulnCheck KEV

Exploitation evidence from VulnCheck Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (VulnCheck KEV), used under VulnCheck's community terms. View CVE-2022-21587 in VulnCheck (free account), which lists 13 more citations and 2 more exploit references not shown here.

Evidence	Source	Detail	Date
Honeypot sighting	Shadowserver honeypots	Exploitation attempts seen on 574 days	2023-12-03 to 2026-10-27
Honeypot sighting	VulnCheck canaries	Exploitation attempts seen on 20 days	2026-07-27 to 2026-11-12
Reported exploitation	cisa.gov	/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json	2023-02-02
Reported exploitation	go.crowdstrike.com	/rs/281-OBQ-266/images/report-crowdstrike-2023-threat-hunting-report.pdf	2023-08-08
Reported exploitation	information.rapid7.com	/rs/411-NAK-970/images/Rapid7-2023-Mid-Year-Threat-Review.pdf	2023-08-17
Reported exploitation	25491742.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net	/hubfs/25491742/WAZAWAKA_TLPCLEAR_Report.pdf	2023-12-20
Reported exploitation	hub.dragos.com	/hubfs/312-Year-in-Review/2023/Dragos-2023-Year-in-Review-Full-Report.pdf	2024-02-20
Exploit reference	VulnCheck XDB f0d1bff36115	Exploit type: initial-access	2023-02-06
Exploit reference	VulnCheck XDB e5086a4de697	Exploit type: initial-access	2023-02-22
Exploit reference	VulnCheck XDB 59e3339ef54c	Exploit type: initial-access	2023-03-03
Exploit reference	VulnCheck XDB b851da5e9c7f	Exploit type: initial-access	2023-05-25
Exploit reference	VulnCheck XDB ae3226ff5bc2	Exploit type: infoleak	2024-08-19

Evidence

Source

Detail

Date

Honeypot sighting

Shadowserver honeypots

Exploitation attempts seen on 574 days

2023-12-03 to 2026-10-27

Honeypot sighting

VulnCheck canaries

Exploitation attempts seen on 20 days

2026-07-27 to 2026-11-12

Reported exploitation

cisa.gov

/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

2023-02-02

Reported exploitation

go.crowdstrike.com

/rs/281-OBQ-266/images/report-crowdstrike-2023-threat-hunting-report.pdf

2023-08-08

Reported exploitation

information.rapid7.com

/rs/411-NAK-970/images/Rapid7-2023-Mid-Year-Threat-Review.pdf

2023-08-17

Reported exploitation

25491742.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net

/hubfs/25491742/WAZAWAKA_TLPCLEAR_Report.pdf

2023-12-20

Reported exploitation

hub.dragos.com

/hubfs/312-Year-in-Review/2023/Dragos-2023-Year-in-Review-Full-Report.pdf

2024-02-20

Exploit reference

VulnCheck XDB f0d1bff36115

Exploit type: initial-access

2023-02-06

Exploit reference

VulnCheck XDB e5086a4de697

Exploit type: initial-access

2023-02-22

Exploit reference

VulnCheck XDB 59e3339ef54c

Exploit type: initial-access

2023-03-03

Exploit reference

VulnCheck XDB b851da5e9c7f

Exploit type: initial-access

2023-05-25

Exploit reference

VulnCheck XDB ae3226ff5bc2

Exploit type: infoleak

2024-08-19

1 of these are GitHub repositories with fewer than 5 stars. They are listed for reference and don't count toward the exploitation status above.

Index	Artifact	Stars	First seen
GitHub PoC	CVE-2022-21587 POC	15	2023-02-06
GitHub PoC	This script is used for automating exploit for Oracle Ebussiness (EBS) for CVE 2022-21587 ( Unauthenticated File Upload For Remote Code Execution)	6	2023-03-03
GitHub PoC	Oracle E-BS CVE-2022-21587 Exploit	2	2023-02-22
Metasploit	Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload (excellent rank)
Nuclei	Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3 -12.2.11 - Remote Code Execution

Index

Artifact

Stars

First seen

GitHub PoC

CVE-2022-21587 POC

2023-02-06

GitHub PoC

This script is used for automating exploit for Oracle Ebussiness (EBS) for CVE 2022-21587 ( Unauthenticated File Upload For Remote Code Execution)

2023-03-03

GitHub PoC

Oracle E-BS CVE-2022-21587 Exploit

2023-02-22

Metasploit

Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload (excellent rank)

Nuclei

Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3 -12.2.11 - Remote Code Execution

Waratek protection

Protected by Waratek

Waratek has a rule that blocks attacks on this vulnerability.

Protection full
Action available security rule
Review human Researcher
Record active

Decided by	Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset
Finding	A manual classification set this CVE's status to Protected by Waratek.

Decided by

Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

Finding

A manual classification set this CVE's status to Protected by Waratek.

How to mitigate CVE-2022-21587

Apply the fix in Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2022. Until you can, Waratek RASP blocks exploitation with a security rule that blocks this kind of attack. It runs inside the Java application, with no code changes.

Waratek RASP Runtime protection for Java applications

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

Advisory	Type	Quarter	Products Oracle names in its risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2022 ↗	CPU	2022-Q4	Oracle E-Business Suite / Upload (12.2.3-12.2.11)

Advisory

Type

Quarter

Products Oracle names in its risk matrix

Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2022 ↗

CPU

2022-Q4

Oracle E-Business Suite / Upload (12.2.3-12.2.11)

Oracle components and versions

Family	Component	Versions, as Oracle lists them	Read as
Oracle E-Business Suite	Upload	12.2.3-12.2.11

Family

Component

Versions, as Oracle lists them

Read as

Oracle E-Business Suite

Upload

12.2.3-12.2.11

Products and versions

1 product, 1 version entry

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected versions
nvd	oracle	e-business suite	generic	≥ 12.2.3 and ≤ 12.2.11

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

nvd

oracle

e-business suite

generic

≥ 12.2.3 and ≤ 12.2.11

References

URL	Tags
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2022.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171208/Oracle-E-Business-Suite-EBS-Unauthenticated-Arbitrary-File-Upload.html	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-21587	US Government Resource

URL

Timeline

Published	2022-10-18	By the CVE Program.
Added to CISA KEV	2023-02-02	Listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
VulnCheck KEV: earliest evidence	2023-02-02	Date of the oldest evidence of exploitation in VulnCheck KEV's record. VulnCheck does not publish the date it listed the CVE.
NVD record modified	2026-06-17	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.
VulnCheck KEV: latest evidence	2026-11-12	Date of the newest report, exploit reference or honeypot sighting in VulnCheck KEV's record.

Published

2022-10-18

By the CVE Program.

Added to CISA KEV

2023-02-02

Listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

VulnCheck KEV: earliest evidence

2023-02-02

Date of the oldest evidence of exploitation in VulnCheck KEV's record. VulnCheck does not publish the date it listed the CVE.

NVD record modified

2026-06-17

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

VulnCheck KEV: latest evidence

2026-11-12

Date of the newest report, exploit reference or honeypot sighting in VulnCheck KEV's record.

How VRT decided (5 of 24 rules ran)

5 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file no match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification decided it matched Protected by Waratek Found in legacy manual classifications

6 non-java-upstream not reached A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component not reached The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side not reached Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven not reached An OSV.dev record of this CVE affecting a package published to Maven Central. When every such package is one business applications do not use (Minecraft mods and launchers, Fastjson) and no tracked product is named by CPE, it settles the CVE as Outside Waratek scope instead

10 cna-maven-package not reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product not reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint not reached A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug

18 open-source-maven not reached The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

19 poc-derivable not reached An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit not reached Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match not reached A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc not reached Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold not reached Medium or Low severity, no CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

24 no-exploit-published not reached Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

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