How severe is CVE-2019-2616?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-2616 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2019-2616 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher

CVE-2019-2616

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).

EPSS: 0.922 (99.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Oracle Business_intelligence_publisher — versions 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0
Oracle Corporation Bi Publisher (Formerly Xml Publisher) — versions 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-03-25. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-04-15.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

secalert_us@oracle.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-2616?: CVE-2019-2616 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2019-04-23.
How severe is CVE-2019-2616?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-2616 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2019-2616 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.