Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher Multiple Vulnerabilities (Jan 2021 CPU)

high Nessus Plugin ID 147639

Synopsis

The remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher or Oracle Analytics Server 5.5 running on the remote host is 11.1.1.9.x prior to 11.1.1.9.210119, 12.2.1.3.x prior to 12.2.1.3.201216, 12.2.1.4.x prior to 12.2.1.4.201216, or 12.2.5.5.x (OAS 5.5) prior to 12.2.5.5.201216. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as noted in the January 2021 Critical Patch Update advisory:

- An unspecified vulnerability exists in the BI Publisher product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: BI Publisher Security). An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via HTTP, which can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle BI Publisher accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle BI Publisher accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle BI Publisher. (CVE-2021-2013)

- An unspecified vulnerability exists in the BI Publisher product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Administration). An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via HTTP, which can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle BI Publisher accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle BI Publisher accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle BI Publisher. (CVE-2021-2049)
- An unspecified vulnerability exists in the BI Publisher product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: E-Business Suite - XDO). An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via HTTP, which can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle BI Publisher accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle BI Publisher accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle BI Publisher. (CVE-2021-2050, CVE-2021-2051)
- An unspecified vulnerability exists in the BI Publisher product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: BI Publisher Security). An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via HTTP, which can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle BI Publisher accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle BI Publisher accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle BI Publisher. (CVE-2021-2051)

- An unspecified vulnerability exists in the BI Publisher product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Web Server). An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via HTTP, which can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle BI Publisher accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle BI Publisher accessible data. (CVE-2021-2062)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the appropriate patch according to the January 2021 Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory.

See Also

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 147639

File Name: oracle_bi_publisher_jan_2021_cpu.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/10/2021

Updated: 12/5/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-2051

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.6

Temporal Score: 6.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-2062

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:oracle:fusion_middleware, cpe:/a:oracle:business_intelligence_publisher

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/20/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/20/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-2013, CVE-2021-2049, CVE-2021-2050, CVE-2021-2051, CVE-2021-2062