CVE-2025-21565
Published: 21 January 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-21565 is a high-severity Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) vulnerability in Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 34.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SC-7 (Boundary Protection).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
SI-2 requires timely identification, reporting, and correction of flaws like CVE-2025-21565, directly preventing exploitation of the authorization bypass in the Install component.
AC-3 enforces approved authorizations for logical access, directly mitigating the CWE-863 incorrect authorization that allows unauthenticated access to critical data.
SC-7 monitors and controls communications at external interfaces, blocking unauthenticated network access via HTTP to the vulnerable Oracle Agile PLM Framework Install component.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Directly enables exploitation of a public-facing web application (HTTP-accessible Install component) for unauthorized data access without authentication, matching T1190.
NVD Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle Agile PLM Framework product of Oracle Supply Chain (component: Install). The supported version that is affected is 9.3.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Agile PLM Framework. Successful…
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attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Agile PLM Framework 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).
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-21565 is a vulnerability in the Install component of the Oracle Agile PLM Framework product within Oracle Supply Chain. The supported version affected is 9.3.6. It is classified under CWE-863 and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, with the vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, emphasizing high confidentiality impacts.
An unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP can easily exploit this vulnerability to compromise the Oracle Agile PLM Framework. Successful attacks enable unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all data accessible within the Oracle Agile PLM Framework.
Oracle has published details on this vulnerability, including mitigation recommendations, in its Critical Patch Update advisory for January 2025 at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2025.html.
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