CVE-2021-2013 Information disclosure in BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher)

High 7.6 Published 20 Jan 2021 Updated 26 Sep 2024

Low-privileged attackers can access critical data, modify some data, and cause partial denial of service in Oracle BI Publisher via HTTP.

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-2021-2013?

CVE-2021-2013 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher), published on 20 Jan 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle BI Publisher product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: BI Publisher Security). 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 low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle BI Publisher. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle BI Publisher accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle BI Publisher accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle BI Publisher. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.6 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-2013?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher.

How do I fix CVE-2021-2013?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-2013 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-2013 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-2013 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3gw2-fmhq-wwwr.