# CVE-2025-21498: Missing authorization in Oracle HTTP Server

> Unauthenticated attackers can gain unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle HTTP Server data via network requests.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 31 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mcpr-mw36-vmqg

## What is CVE-2025-21498?

CVE-2025-21498 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Http Server, published on 21 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle HTTP Server product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Core).   The supported version that is affected is 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle HTTP Server.  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in  unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle HTTP Server 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).

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21498?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Http Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-21498?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-21498 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-21498 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21498 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Http Server

- [CVE-2026-21962](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21962/): Oracle HTTP Server and Oracle Weblogic Server Proxy Plug-in Improper Access Control (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-60365](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60365/): Missing authorization in Oracle HTTP Server (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-5347](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5347/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-5349](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5349/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-1125](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1125/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-21498 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-21498 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Http Server, published on 21 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21498 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Http Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21498/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21498/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21498
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21498
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21498

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