Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher (OBIEE) (Jan 2023 CPU)

high Nessus Plugin ID 170495

Synopsis

The remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The 5.9.0.0 and 6.4.0.0 versions of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition installed on the remote host are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the January 2023 CPU advisory.

- 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. (CVE-2023-21832)

- 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. (CVE-2023-21846)

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 2023 Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory.

See Also

https://www.oracle.com/docs/tech/security-alerts/cpujan2023cvrf.xml

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

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 170495

File Name: oracle_bi_publisher_cpu_jan_2023.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 1/24/2023

Updated: 7/25/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-21846

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Oracle Business Intelligence Publisher

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/17/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/17/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-21832, CVE-2023-21846