CVE-2021-2401: oracle corporation bi publisher (formerly xml publisher)

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-2401 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in oracle corporation bi publisher (formerly xml publisher). EPSS estimates a 84.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 20-07-2021
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 26-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle BI Publisher product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: E-Business Suite - XDO). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.0.0.0, 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 Oracle BI Publisher. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle BI Publisher accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

• CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity ReferenceThe product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output.