Oracle January Critical Patch Update for All Product Families

Overview

On January 19, 2022, NSFOCUS CERT monitoring found that Oracle officially released the CPU (Critical Patch Update) in January. A total of 497 vulnerabilities of varying degrees were fixed this time. This security update involves Oracle WebLogic Server. , Oracle MySQL, Oracle Java SE, Oracle FusionMiddleware, Oracle Retail Applications and many other common products. Oracle strongly recommends that customers apply critical patch update fixes as soon as possible to remediate vulnerabilities.

Reference link:

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html

Key vulnerabilities

According to the popularity of the product and the importance of the vulnerability, the most influential vulnerabilities contained in this update are screened out. Please pay attention to the relevant users:

Oracle WebLogic Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2022-21306):

Oracle WebLogic Server has a remote code execution vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker sends a specially crafted malicious request to the server through the T3 protocol, which eventually leads to the execution of arbitrary code on the target server.

Oracle WebLogic Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CVE-2022-21292/CVE-2022-21371):

Oracle WebLogic Server has an information disclosure vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker sends a specially crafted request to the affected server through the HTTP protocol, which may achieve illegal access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle WebLogic Server data, causing sensitive Information disclosure.

Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle MySQL:

This security update released 78 security patches for Oracle MySQL, 3 of which can be exploited remotely without user authentication, that is, can be exploited over the network without user credentials. The bug numbers are as follows:

• CVE-2021-22946
• CVE-2021-3712
• CVE-2022-21278
• CVE-2022-21351

Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Financial Services Applications:

This security update releases 48 security patches for Oracle Financial Services Applications. Thirty-seven of the vulnerabilities could be exploited remotely without user authentication. The high-risk vulnerability numbers are as follows:

• CVE-2019-17495
• CVE-2020-13936
• CVE-2021-2351
• CVE-2020-11987
• CVE-2021-22118
• CVE-2021-36090
• CVE-2020-25649
• CVE-2021-37137

Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Insurance Applications:

This security update releases seven security patches for Oracle Insurance Applications. Six of the vulnerabilities could be exploited remotely without user authentication. Attackers can access the network via HTTP to send malicious requests to control components in the product and gain full access to critical data. The critical bug numbers are as follows:

• CVE-2020-10683
• CVE-2021-2351
• CVE-2021-22118

Oracle Communications Multiple Vulnerabilities:

The security update released 84 security patches for Oracle Communications, 50 of which could be exploited remotely without user authentication. The high-risk vulnerability numbers are as follows:

• CVE-2021-23440
• CVE-2021-21783
• CVE-2021-32827
• CVE-2021-27568
• CVE-2021-39139
• CVE-2019-13734
• CVE-2020-13936
• CVE-2020-15824
• CVE-2020-10878
• CVE-2021-39153
• CVE-2020-36189

Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Communications Applications:

This security update releases 33 security patches for Oracle Communications Applications. Twenty-two of the vulnerabilities could be exploited remotely without user authentication. The high-risk vulnerabilities are as follows:

• CVE-2022-21275
• CVE-2022-21389
• CVE-2022-21390
• CVE-2022-21276
• CVE-2022-21391
• CVE-2021-39139
• CVE-2021-29505
• CVE-2021-2351
• CVE-2020-28052
• CVE-2020-24750

Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle E-Business Suite:

This security update releases nine security patches for Oracle E-Business Suite. Five of the vulnerabilities could be exploited remotely without user authentication. An attacker could access the network via HTTP to compromise the products in the suite, allowing unauthorized access to critical data or full access to data accessible to all products in the suite. The high-risk vulnerability numbers are as follows:

• CVE-2022-21255
• CVE-2022-21273
• CVE-2022-21274
• CVE-2022-21250

Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle Retail Applications:

This security update releases 43 security patches for Oracle Retail Applications. Thirty-four of the vulnerabilities could be exploited remotely without user authentication. The high-risk vulnerability numbers are as follows:

• CVE-2020-13936
• CVE-2021-2351
• CVE-2021-22118
• CVE-2021-4104
• CVE-2021-23337

Oracle’s official January critical patch update vulnerabilities are summarized as follows:

Product	Number of vulnerabilities	Number of unauthorized remote exploits	Highest CVSSrate
Oracle Database Server	4	0	5.4
Oracle Essbase	4	3	9.9
Oracle GoldenGate	3	3	9.4
Oracle Graph Server and Client	2	2	9.8
Oracle REST Data Services	2	1	7.5
Oracle Secure Backup	2	2	9.8
Oracle Commerce	6	6	8.3
Oracle Communications Applications	33	22	10.0
Oracle Communications	84	50	9.8
Oracle Construction and Engineering	22	15	9.8
Oracle E-Business Suite	9	5	8.1
Oracle Enterprise Manager	7	6	9.8
Oracle Financial Services Applications	48	37	9.8
Oracle Fusion Middleware	39	35	9.8
Oracle Health Sciences Applications	8	8	8.3
Oracle Hospitality Applications	3	3	8.3
Oracle HealthCare Applications	4	4	8.3
Oracle Hyperion	1	1	8.3
Oracle Insurance Applications	7	6	9.8
Oracle Java SE	18	18	6.5
Oracle JD Edwards	1	0	7.2
Oracle MySQL	78	3	7.5
Oracle PeopleSoft	13	10	9.8
Oracle Retail Applications	43	34	8.8
Oracle Siebel CRM	2	1	8.8
Oracle Supply Chain	10	8	8.3
Oracle Systems	11	7	8.6
Oracle Utilities Applications	13	7	9.8
Oracle Virtualization	2	0	6.5

Vulnerability mitigation

Patch update

Please refer to the appendix “Affected Products and Patch Information” to download the affected product update patch in time, and refer to the readme file in the patch installation package to install and update to ensure long-term effective protection.

Note: Oracle’s official patch requires users to hold a licensed account of the genuine software. After using this account to log in to http://support.oracle.com, the latest patch can be downloaded.

Weblogic Temporary Protection Measures

If the relevant users are temporarily unable to install patches or do not communicate with the JVM through the T3 protocol, the following measures can be used to block attacks that exploit T3 protocol vulnerabilities:

WebLogic Server provides a default connection filter named weblogic.security.net.ConnectionFilterImpl. This connection filter accepts all incoming connections. You can configure rules through this connection filter to control access to T3 and T3s protocols. Detailed operation steps as follows:

1. Enter the WebLogic console, in the base_domain configuration page, enter the “Security” tab page, click “Filter”, enter the connection filter configuration.

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