CVE-2018-2925 Information disclosure in BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher)

Medium 6.5 Published 18 Jul 2018 Updated 2 Oct 2024

Low-privileged attackers can access critical data in Oracle BI Publisher via HTTP, requiring immediate patching to prevent unauthorized information disclosure.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-2925?

CVE-2018-2925 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher), published on 18 Jul 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the BI Publisher component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Web Server). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.1.7.0, 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.2.0 and 12.2.1.3.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise BI Publisher. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all BI Publisher accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2925?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher.

How do I fix CVE-2018-2925?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2925 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-2925 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2925 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-chm7-2j5c-mgr5.