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TI-2021-02070 Aliases CVE-2021-2401GHSA-xchm-27qm-h7w6

XML external entity injection in Oracle BI Publisher

Priority HIGH 71CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Vulnerability in the Oracle BI Publisher product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: E-Business Suite - XDO). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.0.0.0, 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 Oracle BI Publisher. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle BI Publisher accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.8482 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OracleBI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher)5.5.0.0.0; 11.1.1.9.0; 12.2.1.3.0; 12.2.1.4.0—No fix listedCNA
  • BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) VendorOracle Affected 5.5.0.0.0; 11.1.1.9.0; 12.2.1.3.0; 12.2.1.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:bi_publisher:5.5.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0.0.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:bi_publisher:11.1.1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.1.1.9.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:bi_publisher:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.2.1.3.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:bi_publisher:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.2.1.4.0VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:bi_publisher:5.5.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:bi_publisher:11.1.1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1.1.9.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:bi_publisher:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2.1.3.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:bi_publisher:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2.1.4.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-2401
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xchm-27qm-h7w6

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2017-03645 Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache Log4j CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-04446 XStream is vulnerable to an Arbitrary Code Execution attack CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-02069 Vulnerability in the Oracle BI Publisher product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-08480 jQuery before 3.4.0, as used in Drupal, Backdrop CMS, and other products, mishandles… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2021-02065 Vulnerability in the Oracle BI Publisher product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-02060 Vulnerability in the Oracle BI Publisher product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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