{"id":59545,"date":"2025-07-21T19:26:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T19:26:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-15T01:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T07:47:09","slug":"cve-2025-50067-critical-vulnerability-in-oracle-application-express-allowing-system-takeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50067-critical-vulnerability-in-oracle-application-express-allowing-system-takeover\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-50067: Critical Vulnerability in Oracle Application Express Allowing System Takeover<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-50067 is a severe vulnerability identified in Oracle Application Express, particularly in the component: Strategic Planner Starter App. The affected versions are 24.2.4 and 24.2.5. The flaw is of significant concern due to its ease of exploitation and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7027-critical-firmware-vulnerability-enabling-arbitrary-memory-writes-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69447\">potential for system<\/a> compromise or data leakage. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41666-watchdog-file-replacement-vulnerability-allowing-remote-access-and-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"66673\">vulnerability allows<\/a> a low privileged attacker, with network access via HTTP, to compromise Oracle Application Express. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52808-a-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-realtyelite\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65893\">criticality of this vulnerability<\/a> lies not only in its potential to destabilize Oracle Application Express, but also its potential to severely impact additional products.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-50067<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS Score: 9.0)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Successful exploitation can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45346-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-bacula-web-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68363\">result in takeover of Oracle Application Express and potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-146114144\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Oracle Application Express | 24.2.4<br \/>\nOracle Application Express | 24.2.5<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability, CVE-2025-50067, exploits a flaw within the Strategic Planner Starter App component of Oracle Application Express. The attacker, with low-level privileges, can gain network <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46093-critical-vulnerability-in-liquidfiles-allowing-root-access-via-ftp-site-chmod\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74474\">access via<\/a> HTTP to compromise the application. The nature of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4688-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-bgs-interactive-sinav-link-exam-result-module\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89952\">vulnerability requires human interaction<\/a> from a person other than the attacker. Once the exploit is successful, it can lead to a significant scope change, impacting additional products and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36600-dell-bios-improper-access-control-vulnerability-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70123\">potentially resulting in system<\/a> takeover.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4221566648\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The exploit might be triggered with a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8243-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-x15-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68364\">HTTP request<\/a> similar to this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/StrategicPlannerStarterApp\/compromised_endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.oracleApex.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;malicious_payload&quot;: &quot;payload that exploits the vulnerability&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This is a conceptual example and the actual exploit may involve more complex steps or different methods depending on the specific context.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50105-critical-vulnerability-in-oracle-universal-work-queue-allowing-unauthorized-data-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68639\">Oracle has already addressed this vulnerability<\/a>, and it is highly recommended to apply the vendor patch as soon as possible. If immediate patching is not possible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation measure. However, these should not be considered long-term solutions as they may not fully protect the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33077-local-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-ibm-engineering-systems-design-rhapsody\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68362\">system from all possible exploits of this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-50067 is a severe vulnerability identified in Oracle Application Express, particularly in the component: Strategic Planner Starter App. The affected versions are 24.2.4 and 24.2.5. The flaw is of significant concern due to its ease of exploitation and the potential for system compromise or data leakage. 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