CVE-2024-21242

CVSS 3.1 Score 3.5 of 10 (low)

Details

Published Oct 15, 2024

Summary

CVE-2024-21242 is a vulnerability found in the XML Database component of Oracle Database Server, affecting versions 19.3-19.24, 21.3-21.15, and 23.4-23.5. This vulnerability is easily exploitable by a low privileged attacker with Create Session privileges who has network access via HTTP, requiring human interaction from someone other than the attacker to succeed. If exploited, the vulnerability can lead to a partial denial of service (DoS) for the XML Database, with a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 3.5 indicating low severity and availability impact. Organizations are advised to implement patches provided by Oracle to remediate this vulnerability effectively. For further details on remediation, users can refer to Oracle's security alerts available online.

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