CVE-2023-21832

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle BI Publisher product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Security). Supported versions that are affected are 5.9.0.0.0, 6.4.0.0.0 and 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle BI Publisher. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle BI Publisher. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): oracle
CVSS severity: HIGH
CVSS score: 8.8 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Effective score: 8.8 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
CWE(s): —
Reserved: 2022-12-17
Published: 2023-01-18 00:35 UTC
Last updated: 2024-09-17 15:59 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2023/21xxx/CVE-2023-21832.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2023-21832 — CVE-2023-21832

NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0

Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.

NVD published: 2023-01-18 00:15:13 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-06-17 05:34:06 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1: 8.8 / 10 HIGH source: secalert_us@oracle.com
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability subscore: 2.8 / 10
Impact subscore: 5.9 / 10
EPSS score: 0.0063 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile: 46.54% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-27

NVD-assigned CWE(s): CWE-284 (differs from the CNA list above)

European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.

EUVD ID: EUVD-2023-25998
Assigner: oracle
Published: Jan 17, 2023, 11:35:07 PM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:59:45 PM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1): 8.8 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EUVD-reported EPSS: 1.0800
Vendors: Oracle Corporation
Products: BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) (6.4.0.0.0)

BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) (12.2.1.4.0)

BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) (5.9.0.0.0)
Aliases: GHSA-v5c9-q3g2-rw6f

ENISA description: Vulnerability in the Oracle BI Publisher product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Security). Supported versions that are affected are 5.9.0.0.0, 6.4.0.0.0 and 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise Oracle BI Publisher. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle BI Publisher. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

EUVD references (1)

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2023.html

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
Oracle Corporation	BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher)	`5.9.0.0.0` (affected), `6.4.0.0.0` (affected), `12.2.1.4.0` (affected)	—

Affected products — CPE 2.3 (3) NVD

NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.

cpe:2.3:a:oracle:bi_publisher:5.9.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:bi_publisher:6.4.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:bi_publisher:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

Oracle Advisory vendor-advisory

MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org

Pulled from MITRE's CVE Services API by the 🛰 Backfill from MITRE button.

Oracle Advisory vendor-advisory

Web references (0)

DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.

No web references attached yet.

NVD-tagged references (2)

Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2023.html secalert_us@oracle.com PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2023.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 PatchVendor Advisory

Indicators (3)

IOCs linked to the auto-promoted Threat row.

Type	Value	VirusTotal	Attached
ipv4	`12.2.1.4`	no local data	2026-05-18 21:20 UTC
ipv4	`6.4.0.0`	no local data	2026-05-18 21:20 UTC
ipv4	`5.9.0.0`	no local data	2026-05-18 21:20 UTC

Remediations (17)

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2026-06-04 15:16 UTC
Critical Patch Updates, Critical Security Patch Updates ... - Oracle

web:www.oracle.com

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2026-06-04 15:16 UTC
CISA flags two-year-old Oracle flaw as actively exploited in attacks

web:www.bleepingcomputer.com

CISA has ordered government agencies to secure their systems against a high-severity Oracle WebLogic Server vulnerability that was patched two years ago and is now actively exploited in attacks.

2026-06-04 15:16 UTC
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2026-06-04 15:16 UTC
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Security Updates - Red Hat Customer Portal

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2026-06-04 15:16 UTC
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2026-05-22 05:47 UTC
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2026-05-22 05:47 UTC
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2026-05-22 05:47 UTC
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2026-05-22 05:47 UTC
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2026-05-22 05:47 UTC
Security Update Guide - Microsoft

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2026-05-22 05:47 UTC
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2026-05-22 05:47 UTC
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2026-05-22 05:47 UTC
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2026-05-22 05:47 UTC
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2026-05-22 05:47 UTC

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