CVE-2025-61757KEV · OVERDUECWE-306

Oracle Fusion Middleware Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability

Critical · published October 22, 2025

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Confirmed exploited, and the score agrees

CVSS calls it critical at 9.8. It is confirmed in active exploitation. It sits in the 99.8th percentile for exploit probability.

316
days past CISA
deadline
CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
89%
Percentile
99.8
In the wild
Confirmed
What it is

🚨 An unauthenticated HTTP request is all it takes to take over Oracle Fusion Middleware's Identity Manager. 🔥 Think of it like a sneaky guest who finds a way to slip into a party without an invitation, mingling with guests and even taking control of the DJ booth. It's surprisingly simple for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability without anyone noticing until it's too late! If exploited, an attacker can completely compromise the Identity Manager, accessing, altering, or even deleting sensitive data. This could lead to catastrophic consequences for your organization's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. An uninvited party crasher can cause chaos, and this vulnerability allows that to happen on a massive scale!

Put simply

Think of it like a sneaky guest who finds a way to slip into a party without an invitation, mingling with guests and even taking control of the DJ booth. It's surprisingly simple for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability without anyone noticing until it's too late! This vulnerability in Oracle Fusion Middleware's Identity Manager component enables unauthenticated attackers with network access via HTTP to perform actions that could take over the Identity Manager completely. Supported versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0 are impacted.

What to do

If exploited, an attacker can completely compromise the Identity Manager, accessing, altering, or even deleting sensitive data. This could lead to catastrophic consequences for your organization's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. An uninvited party crasher can cause chaos, and this vulnerability allows that to happen on a massive scale! To mitigate this vulnerability, immediately upgrade to patched versions of the software. Limit HTTP access to the Identity Manager, and consider implementing strong network security measures to block unauthorized access. Don't wait—act now! This is fixable! Follow these steps and you’ll have this vulnerability locked down in no time. 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.88647 · 99.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-306 · Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Published
2025-10-22T00:20Z
KEV added
2025-11-21 · due 2025-12-12
Affected products (2)
ProductVersionsFixed in
oracle/identity_managerall versions—
oracle/identity_managerall versions—
References (3)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 NOV 00:00Z
    Added to CISA KEV — remediate by Dec 12
    kev
  • 21 OCT 20:03Z
    Vulnerability in the Identity Manager product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: REST WebServices)
    cvelistv5