Overview
A serious vulnerability has been identified in the Oracle BI Publisher product, affecting versions 7.6.0.0.0, 8.2.0.0.0, and 12.2.1.4.0. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-50060, enables attackers with low-level privileges and network access via HTTP to compromise the entire Oracle BI Publisher software. This blog post will provide a deep dive into this vulnerability, its potential impact, and the steps needed to mitigate its risk.
The impact of this vulnerability can be severe, potentially leading to unauthorized access, creation, deletion, or modification of critical data within the Oracle BI Publisher. This is particularly concerning for organizations using Oracle Analytics, as a successful exploit could compromise their entire system or result in substantial data leakage.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-50060
Severity: High (8.1 CVSS Severity Score)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Impact: Unauthorized access, creation, deletion, or modification of critical data; potential system compromise or data leakage.
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Product | Affected Versions
Oracle BI Publisher | 7.6.0.0.0, 8.2.0.0.0, 12.2.1.4.0
How the Exploit Works
The exploit takes advantage of a vulnerability in Oracle BI Publisher’s Web Server component. An attacker with low privileges can use network access via HTTP to send a malicious request. This request can then be used to manipulate or access critical data within the Oracle BI Publisher. The vulnerability does not require any user interaction, making it easier for an attacker to execute a successful exploit.
Conceptual Example Code
Here’s a
conceptual
example of how the vulnerability might be exploited using a malicious HTTP request:
POST /vulnerable_endpoint HTTP/1.1
Host: target_oracle_BIPublisher.com
Content-Type: application/json
{ "malicious_payload": "data_manipulation_code_here" }This request is sent to the vulnerable endpoint of the Oracle BI Publisher server. The malicious payload contains code that would result in unauthorized data access or manipulation if the vulnerability is not patched.
Mitigation
Oracle has released patches for the affected versions of Oracle BI Publisher. Organizations using these versions are strongly encouraged to apply these patches immediately. As a temporary mitigation, organizations can also employ a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS). However, these are only temporary solutions and do not fully eliminate the vulnerability. For full mitigation, application of the vendor patch is necessary.