CVE-2019-2538

Vulnerability in the Oracle Managed File Transfer component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: MFT Runtime Server). Supported versions that are affected are 19.1.0.0.0 and 12.2.1.3.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Managed File Transfer. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Managed File Transfer accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Managed File Transfer accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N).

Published: 2019-01-16 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-2538 is rated Moderate Risk (51.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.12%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.04% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-2538

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.08% 1.12% +1.04%
2 2026-02-18 0.25% 0.08% -0.17%
3 2025-03-30 0.25%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-2538

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 4.2 [email protected]
5.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-2538

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-2538

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle managed_file_transfer 12.2.1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:managed_file_transfer:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle managed_file_transfer 19.1.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:managed_file_transfer:19.1.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-2538

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