Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate with low-privileged account
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ExploitSend crafted HTTP request to BI Publisher
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ExecutionBypass authorization in Security component
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ImpactRead and modify restricted data
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the attacker to possess valid low-privileged credentials to Oracle BI Publisher (CVSS PR:L) and network HTTP access to the BI Publisher Security component; no user interaction is needed (UI:N). Affected deployments are Oracle BI Publisher versions 8.2.0.0.0, 12.2.1.4.0, and 26.01.0.0.0. The primary limiting factor is the authentication prerequisite - this is not reachable by a fully unauthenticated attacker - and impact is bounded to partial read of a data subset and partial insert/update/delete on some accessible data, with no availability impact. No specific non-default feature or configuration setting is named in the description as a precondition. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity (CVSS 3.1 base 5.4) authenticated vulnerability in Oracle BI Publisher. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N) confirms a network-exploitable, low-complexity flaw that nonetheless requires the attacker to already hold low-level privileges (PR:L) - Oracle's own text calls it 'easily exploitable' by a 'low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP.' Impact is limited: partial confidentiality and integrity (C:L/I:L), no availability impact (A:N), and no scope change (S:U), consistent with unauthorized read of a data subset and unauthorized insert/update/delete to some accessible data. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC was provided; exploitation status is therefore 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' No SSVC decision data was supplied. Overall this reads as a genuine but not top-priority issue: it needs an existing authenticated foothold and yields only partial impact, so it ranks below any unauthenticated or RCE-class Oracle CPU item. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag conflicts with the PR:L requirement and the 'low privileged attacker' wording - it should be treated as suspect and verified against the Oracle advisory. CWE is N/A and no dedicated vendor advisory beyond the October 2026 CPU landing page was provided. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already holds a low-privileged BI Publisher account (or has compromised such credentials) sends crafted HTTP requests to the BI Publisher Security component to reach data and operations beyond their authorization level. This lets them read a subset of otherwise restricted reporting data and insert, modify, or delete some accessible records. No public proof-of-concept was identified at the time of analysis, and no user interaction is required. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 20, 2026
Authenticated low-privileged attackers with network access to Oracle BI Publisher's Security component can read a subset of data and perform unauthorized inserts, updates, or deletes on some accessible data in versions 8.2.0.0.0, 12.2.1.4.0, and 26.01.0.0.0. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N), with no availability impact and no user interaction required. At time of analysis, no public exploit identified; exploitation requires valid low-privileged credentials and HTTP access to the affected component.
RemediationAI
Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update referenced at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html; the provided data does not give an exact fixed version, so verify the CPU's version-specific patch for 8.2.0.0.0, 12.2.1.4.0, or 26.01.0.0.0 before upgrading. Until patched, restrict HTTP access to BI Publisher Security endpoints to trusted networks and users (trade-off: may block legitimate remote reporting), reduce and review low-privileged accounts and permissions (trade-off: administrative overhead and possible disruption to reporting workflows), and enable alerts on audit logs for unusual read or data-modification activity (detection only, not prevention). No public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the authenticated attack surface still warrants prompt patching.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Oracle BI Publisher is Oracle's enterprise reporting and document-generation platform within Oracle Analytics, used to author, manage, and deliver reports and templates over HTTP. This issue is in the BI Publisher Security component and affects releases 8.2.0.0.0, 12.2.1.4.0, and 26.01.0.0.0. No CWE identifier or CPE strings were supplied, so the exact implementation flaw and per-version CPE mapping cannot be confirmed from the provided data. The assessed vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity issue that requires valid low-privileged credentials and no user interaction, with partial confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact; this is consistent with an authenticated user exceeding intended data access rather than a pre-authentication bypass. The supplied 'Authentication Bypass' tag should therefore be treated cautiously and not used to claim unauthenticated exploitation.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Network HTTP exploitation (AV:N/AC:L) but requires an existing low-privileged account (PR:L), no UI, with partial confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).
CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the Oracle BI Publisher product of Oracle Analytics (component: BI Publisher Security). Supported versions that are affected are 8.2.0.0.0, 12.2.1.4.0 and 26.01.0.0.0. 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 update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle BI Publisher accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle BI Publisher 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).
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
EUVD-2026-106755
GHSA-3gf9-gphq-xcr7
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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