CVE-2025-21541 Missing authorization in Oracle Workflow

Medium 5.4 Published 21 Jan 2025 Updated 22 Jan 2025

Low-privileged attackers can unauthorizedly read, update, insert, or delete Oracle Workflow data 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-2025-21541?

CVE-2025-21541 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Workflow, published on 21 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Workflow product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Admin Screens and Grants UI). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.14. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Workflow. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Workflow accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Workflow accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Weakness: CWE-281

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21541?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Workflow.

How do I fix CVE-2025-21541?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-21541 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-21541 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21541 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-89gv-ggj8-gg3q.