CVE-2019-2616: Oracle BI Publisher Unauthorized Access Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25 Mar 2022, 1,067 days after the CVE record was published.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 92.2%
EPSS score, percentile 99.8 of all scored records
- How severe?
- 7.2 High
CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record
- What should I do?
CISA deadline 15 Apr 2022. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- 11.1.1.9.0
- 12.2.1.3.0
- 12.2.1.4.0
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
What to do
Required action, set by CISA
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date for this action: 15 April 2022.
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
Linked from CISA's catalog entry
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | 11.1.1.9.0 |
| Affected | 12.2.1.3.0 |
| Affected | 12.2.1.4.0 |
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
About this vulnerability
Oracle BI Publisher, formerly XML Publisher, contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for various unauthorized actions. Open-source reporting attributes this vulnerability to allowing for authentication bypass.
Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA added CVE-2019-2616 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 25 Mar 2022.
- CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
- The due date CISA sets for the required action is 15 Apr 2022.
- The CVE record was published on 23 Apr 2019, 1,067 days before it was added to KEV.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (High), taken from CISA's enrichment of the record.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 92.2% (percentile 99.8), as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact partial.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Description
Vulnerability in the BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: BI Publisher Security). Supported versions that are affected are 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher). While the vulnerability is in BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher), attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.2 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2019 | CVE record published |
| 25 Mar 2022 | Added to CISA KEV |
| 15 Apr 2022 | CISA due date for the required action |
| 12 Jan 2026 | CVE record last updated |
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