Oracle BI Publisher 8.2.0.0.0/12.2.1.4.0/26.01.0.0.0 Web Server improper authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Oracle BI Publisher 8.2.0.0.0/12.2.1.4.0/26.01.0.0.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web Server. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-91608. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle BI Publisher 8.2.0.0.0/12.2.1.4.0/26.01.0.0.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Web Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in the Oracle BI Publisher product of Oracle Analytics (component: Web Server). Supported versions that are affected are 8.2.0.0.0, 12.2.1.4.0 and 26.01.0.0.0. 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 access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle BI Publisher accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-91608 since 09/15/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/21/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

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• Reporting Software

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• Oracle

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• BI Publisher

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• 8.2.0.0.0
• 12.2.1.4.0
• 26.01.0.0.0

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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