CVE-2019-3012 in Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
Summary
by MITRE
Vulnerability in the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: BI Platform Security). Supported versions that are affected are 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 Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 01/09/2024
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2019-3012 represents a critical security flaw within Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, specifically within the BI Platform Security component of Oracle Fusion Middleware. This vulnerability affects multiple supported versions including 11.1.1.9.0, 12.2.1.3.0, and 12.2.1.4.0, making it a widespread concern for organizations utilizing these Oracle BI platforms. The vulnerability's classification as easily exploitable indicates that attackers can leverage it without requiring specialized skills or significant resources, posing a substantial risk to enterprise data security.
The technical nature of this vulnerability stems from insufficient authentication mechanisms within the HTTP interface of the Oracle BI platform, allowing unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive data through network connections. This flaw operates at the application layer where HTTP requests can bypass normal security controls, effectively creating an unauthorized access pathway. The vulnerability's CVSS score of 5.3 reflects its moderate severity, primarily impacting confidentiality as attackers can obtain unauthorized read access to specific data subsets within the BI platform. The attack vector AV:N indicates network-based exploitation, while the low access complexity AC:L suggests minimal technical expertise is required to execute the attack successfully.
The operational impact of CVE-2019-3012 extends beyond simple data theft, potentially exposing sensitive business intelligence data, financial reports, customer information, and strategic analytics that organizations rely upon for decision-making processes. Organizations utilizing affected Oracle BI versions face significant risks including competitive disadvantage through intellectual property exposure, regulatory compliance violations, and potential financial losses from data breaches. The vulnerability's ability to compromise data confidentiality without requiring authentication credentials makes it particularly dangerous, as it can be exploited by attackers with minimal reconnaissance efforts.
Security professionals should implement immediate mitigations including network segmentation to limit access to BI platform components, deployment of web application firewalls to monitor and filter HTTP traffic, and application-level access controls to restrict unauthorized data access. Organizations must also consider patch management strategies to upgrade to supported versions that address this vulnerability, while conducting comprehensive security assessments to identify potential exploitation attempts. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-287, which addresses authentication failures in software systems, and maps to ATT&CK technique T1071.004 for application layer protocol usage, highlighting the need for layered security approaches that address both network-level and application-level threats. Regular security monitoring and intrusion detection system configuration should be implemented to detect anomalous access patterns that may indicate exploitation attempts against this vulnerability.