Vulnerability in the Oracle Database Sharding component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 19.3-19.20 and 21.3-21.11. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker having Create Session, Select Any Dictionary privilege with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Oracle Database Sharding. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Database Sharding. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 2.4 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-22074 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.06%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-11-21 | 0.30% | 0.06% | -0.24% |
| 2 | 2025-11-18 | 0.06% | 0.30% | +0.24% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.06% | — |
Full EPSS history (12 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | 3.1 | LOW |
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0.9 | 1.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| oracle | database_server | >= 19.3, <= 19.20 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* |
| oracle | database_server | >= 21.3, <= 21.11 | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175352/Oracle-19c-21c-Sharding-Component-Password-Hash-Exposure.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2023.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |