Cyber Resilience

CVE-2019-2725

Oracle Vm Virtualbox ≤ 5.2.36

CISA KEVActive ExploitationEUVD ExploitedPublic PoCRansomware-linked
Published
26 April 2019
Modified
12 August 2026
KEV Added
10 January 2022
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.99 100.0th percentile
Risk Priority 97 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2019-2725 is a critical-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Oracle Vm Virtualbox. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 0.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2019-2725 is a vulnerability in the Web Services subcomponent of Oracle WebLogic Server within Oracle Fusion Middleware. It affects supported versions 10.3.6.0.0 and 12.1.3.0.0. The flaw is remotely exploitable over HTTP and carries a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8, reflecting high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability; it is also associated with CWE-74.

An unauthenticated attacker with network access can exploit the issue to fully compromise and take over an affected Oracle WebLogic Server instance. Successful exploitation requires no user interaction or credentials and can be carried out directly via crafted HTTP requests.

Oracle has published security advisories, including an alert specific to CVE-2019-2725 and the July 2019 Critical Patch Update, that address the vulnerability. Additional vendor guidance, such as the F5 knowledge article, discusses related mitigation considerations for affected environments.

Public exploit code demonstrating remote code execution against the server has been made available, confirming practical attack feasibility shortly after disclosure.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware (subcomponent: Web Services). Supported versions that are affected are 10.3.6.0.0 and 12.1.3.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server. Successful…

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attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebLogic Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CWE(s)
CWE-74
KEV Date Added
10 January 2022

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
T1221 Template Injection Stealth
Adversaries may create or modify references in user document templates to conceal malicious code or force authentication attempts.
attack.mitre.org →
T1659 Content Injection Initial Access
Adversaries may gain access and continuously communicate with victims by injecting malicious content into systems through online network traffic.
attack.mitre.org →
T1674 Input Injection Execution
Adversaries may simulate keystrokes on a victim’s computer by various means to perform any type of action on behalf of the user, such as launching the command interpreter using keyboard shortcuts, typing an inline script to be executed,…
attack.mitre.org →
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2019-17558Same vendor: Oracleboth on KEV
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CVE-2025-20281Shared CWE-74both on KEV
CVE-2023-22527Shared CWE-74both on KEV
CVE-2020-8468Shared CWE-74both on KEV
CVE-2020-17496Shared CWE-74both on KEV
CVE-2019-11581Shared CWE-74both on KEV
CVE-2025-20337Shared CWE-74both on KEV
CVE-2022-27924Shared CWE-74both on KEV
CVE-2022-35914Shared CWE-74both on KEV

Affected Assets

oracle
agile plm
9.3.3, 9.3.4, 9.3.5
oracle
communications converged application server
5.1, 7.0, 7.1
oracle
peoplesoft enterprise peopletools
8.56, 8.57, 8.58
oracle
storagetek tape analytics sw tool
2.3
oracle
tape library acsls
8.5
oracle
tape virtual storage manager gui
6.2
oracle
vm virtualbox
5.2.36 · ≤ 5.2.36 · 6.0.0 — 6.0.16 · 6.1.0 — 6.1.2
oracle
weblogic server
10.3.6.0.0, 12.1.3.0.0

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.1
  • V1.2.3
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation
addresses: CWE-74

Developer assessments and testing (including injection-focused techniques) identify improper neutralization of special elements, and the verifiable flaw remediation corrects them pre-deployment.

SI-4 System Monitoring
addresses: CWE-74

Identifies indicators of injection attacks (command, SQL, LDAP, etc.) via anomaly and attack monitoring.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and output encoding that prevent injection flaws.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development catches injection vulnerabilities before release.

A.8.15 Logging partial match
finds

Logging supports detection of injection attempts but does not prevent the weakness.

A.8.16 Monitoring activities partial match
finds

Monitoring activities can identify active injection attacks after they occur.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development life cycle mandates input validation and output encoding that directly prevent injection flaws.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against injection attacks in software design.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles reduce injection surfaces but do not prescribe specific neutralization techniques.

References