Threats / Oracle / CVE-2019-2616
CVE-2019-2616
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
Oracle BI Publisher (Formerly XML Publisher) vulnerability
Oracle BI Publisher contains an authentication bypass vulnerability allowing unauthorized access to the reporting platform. The flaw has been actively exploited in the wild.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
An unspecified authentication bypass in Oracle BI Publisher enables attackers to gain unauthorized access without valid credentials. Active exploitation in the wild combined with high EPSS score indicates significant risk to deployed instances.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
427 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.92183 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Oracle, BI Publisher (Formerly XML Publisher). Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I bypass authentication controls to gain unauthorized access to the BI Publisher application.
Business
Unauthorized users obtain direct access to sensitive business intelligence and reporting infrastructure.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I access restricted reports and data analytics without proper authorization.
Business
Confidential business metrics, financial data, and operational intelligence are exposed to unauthorized parties.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I modify or delete reports and data sources within the platform.
Business
Data integrity is compromised, leading to unreliable reporting and potential business decision errors.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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