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Known exploited vulnerability

CVE-2019-2616

highCVSS 3.1 7.2In CISA KEVEPSS 92%Published · Oracle Corporation

The short answer

CVE-2019-2616 affects Oracle Corporation BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) and is rated high (CVSS 7.2). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-25: attackers are using it, so patch it first.

What it is

Vulnerability in the BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: BI Publisher Security). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher). While the vulnerability is in BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher), attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.2 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Severity

7.2 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploited (CISA KEV)

Yes, since Mar 25, 2022

Federal due date Apr 15, 2022

EPSS, next 30 days

92%

Higher than 100% of scored CVEs

How it can be exploited

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

What CISA says to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected products

BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher). NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.

References

Questions

Is CVE-2019-2616 being exploited?

Yes. CISA added CVE-2019-2616 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-25, with a federal remediation due date of 2022-04-15.

How do I fix CVE-2019-2616?

CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.

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