CVE-2019-2588

Exp

Vulnerability in the BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: BI Publisher 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 high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all BI Publisher (formerly XML Publisher) accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.9 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Published: 2019-04-23 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-2588 is rated High Exploit Risk (69.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 85.89%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2019-2588

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
46728 exploit_db edb 2019-04-19 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-2588

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 2026-03-05 85.96% 85.89% -0.07%
2 2025-12-01 85.57% 85.96% +0.39%
3 2025-11-21 85.57%

Full EPSS history (34 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-2588

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.9 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.2 3.6 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/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:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-2588

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-2588

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
oracle business_intelligence_publisher 11.1.1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_intelligence_publisher:11.1.1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle business_intelligence_publisher 12.2.1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_intelligence_publisher:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle business_intelligence_publisher 12.2.1.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:business_intelligence_publisher:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-2588

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