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Oracle E-Business Suite Marketing Administration Takeover Vulnerability

CVE advisorySeverity: CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8)

CVE-2025-62481

The vulnerability affects the Oracle Marketing component of Oracle E-Business Suite. As a marketing administration application, it is often deployed as a web-based service accessible via HTTP. Since the vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication over a network, it is likely that such business applications are reachable in environments where web access is required.

Missing Authentication

Oracle Marketing

12.2.3 to 12.2.14

Halo Surface Signal: 4 out of 5 — likely to be public-facing.

External exposure likelihood

Horizon Alert

Summary of the vulnerability and why it matters

A critical vulnerability has been identified in Oracle Marketing, a component of Oracle E-Business Suite. This issue allows for unauthorized access and complete takeover of the Oracle Marketing system without any authentication. Given the system's function, this could potentially expose sensitive marketing data and operations.

Unauthenticated attackers can fully control Oracle Marketing.
This impacts critical marketing operations and data.
Confirm relevance and assess potential exposure.

Attack Path

How an attacker could exploit the issue

An attacker could reach the Oracle Marketing component of Oracle E-Business Suite through network access via HTTP. Because the vulnerability is easily exploitable and allows for unauthenticated access, an attacker could compromise the system, leading to a full takeover of the Oracle Marketing application.

Unauthenticated network access via HTTP.
Compromise Oracle Marketing administration.
Full takeover of the application.

Live Threat

Current exploitation, exposure, and threat context

An unauthenticated attacker with network access could compromise the Oracle Marketing product. This could lead to a complete takeover of the Oracle Marketing system, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Oracle Marketing system data at risk.
Network access can expose the system.
Complete system takeover is possible.

Operational Fix

Recommended remediation, mitigation, and detection steps

To address this critical vulnerability in Oracle Marketing, application owners and infrastructure teams should take the lead in identifying affected instances within Oracle E-Business Suite. The initial practical step involves locating all deployments, confirming their network accessibility and business criticality, and then determining the accountable owner for remediation planning.

Application owners should own the issue.
Verify network exposure and business criticality.
Plan remediation with vendor coordination.

Supplementary metadata

CVSS vector

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Oracle Marketing component in E-Business Suite?

Oracle Marketing is a specialized module within the broader Oracle E-Business Suite platform. Organizations use this component to manage complex marketing campaigns, track customer data, and coordinate enterprise-wide marketing administration tasks through a centralized, web-based interface.

What does CWE-306 mean for CVE-2025-62481?

CWE-306 refers to a 'Missing Authentication for Critical Function' weakness. In the context of CVE-2025-62481, this means the software fails to verify the identity of a user before allowing them to perform sensitive administrative actions, effectively leaving the system's 'front door' unlocked for unauthorized remote users.

How can an attacker trigger this vulnerability?

The vulnerability is triggered when an attacker sends specifically crafted HTTP requests to the Marketing Administration component. Because it requires no credentials, the bug is activated simply by reaching the service over a network; it is not triggered by internal actions like valid user logins or standard data processing.

Is my Oracle Marketing installation at risk?

According to Halo Surface Signal, this risk is highly relevant if your instance is reachable via the internet, as the flaw is remotely exploitable. Marketing administration tools are frequently deployed as web services, increasing the likelihood that they are accessible to unauthorized external actors who can reach your network.

What should I do first to manage this CVE?

Your first step is to perform an inventory of your E-Business Suite environment to locate all active Oracle Marketing deployments. Once identified, evaluate whether these instances are accessible over your network and determine which business processes they support to prioritize your remediation planning with the vendor.

References

www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2025.html

Written by Nicholas Merritt

Nicholas Merritt is VP of Security Solutions at Halo Security. With more than 25 years across application security, vulnerability prioritization, and offensive security, he helps teams translate threat data into practical exposure validation and remediation focus. He authors Halo Threat Intelligence CVE advisories using Halo Surface Signal and H/A/L/O context to prioritize internet-facing risk.