Oracle Identity Manager 12.2.1.4.0/14.1.2.1.0 REST WebServices missing authentication

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Oracle Identity Manager 12.2.1.4.0/14.1.2.1.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component REST WebServices. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-61757. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Identity Manager 12.2.1.4.0/14.1.2.1.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component REST WebServices. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in the Identity Manager product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: REST WebServices). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Identity Manager. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Identity Manager. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-61757 since 09/30/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 11/22/2025).

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 271391 (Oracle Identity Manager (October 2025 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. This issue was added on 11/21/2025 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 12/12/2025:

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (271391) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-35253). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Oracle

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• Identity Manager

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• 12.2.1.4.0
• 14.1.2.1.0

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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