CVE-2023-22040Network attack vector

High-privilege data modification and service interruption

Published Jul 18, 2023 · Updated Sep 13, 2024

Unspecified flaw in Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to modify critical data or interrupt service. Oracle identifies the Core component but has not disclosed the flawed operation or how untrusted input reaches it. Exploitation requires high privileges and network access over multiple protocols; successful attacks can create, delete, or modify accessible data and cause a hang or repeatable crash.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.65%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Unspecified flaw in Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.1.0.0 allows remote authenticated users to modify critical data or interrupt service. Oracle identifies the Core component but has not disclosed the flawed operation or how untrusted input reaches it. Exploitation requires high privileges and network access over multiple protocols; successful attacks can create, delete, or modify accessible data and cause a hang or repeatable crash.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-22040
Published
Jul 18, 2023
Updated
Sep 13, 2024
Vendor
Oracle Corporation
Product
Oracle WebLogic Server
Classifications
T1499, T1565
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 18, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 13, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=12.2.1.4.0
  2. Affected versionversion=14.1.1.0.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Oracle Corporation · Oracle WebLogic Serverversion=12.2.1.4.0; version=14.1.1.0.0

Published CVSS scores

6.5Oracle CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499Endpoint Denial of Service
T1565Data Manipulation

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