CVE-2025-53049 is a vulnerability identified in Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), specifically affecting versions 7.6.0.0.0 and 8.2.0.0.0. The flaw resides in the Analytics Web Administration component and allows a high-privileged attacker with network access over HTTP to compromise the OBIEE system. The attack requires human interaction from a user other than the attacker, indicating a social engineering or phishing vector is involved. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control), suggesting that the attacker can bypass or manipulate access controls to escalate privileges or execute unauthorized actions. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.4, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a vector indicating network attack (AV:N), low attack complexity (AC:L), high privileges required (PR:H), user interaction required (UI:R), and scope change (S:C). This means the attacker must already have high privileges and trick another user into interacting with the attack, but once exploited, the attacker can take over the OBIEE system and potentially affect other Oracle products due to scope change. No patches or exploits are currently publicly available, but the vulnerability is easily exploitable given the low complexity and network access vector. The potential for full system takeover makes this a critical risk for organizations relying on OBIEE for business intelligence and analytics.

For European organizations, this vulnerability poses a significant risk to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive business intelligence data and analytics processes. OBIEE often handles critical decision-making data, and compromise could lead to unauthorized data disclosure, manipulation of analytics results, or denial of service. The requirement for high privileges and user interaction limits the attack surface but does not eliminate risk, especially in environments where privileged users are common and phishing/social engineering attacks are prevalent. The scope change indicates that other Oracle products integrated with OBIEE could also be impacted, amplifying the potential damage. Disruption of business intelligence services could affect operational continuity and strategic decision-making, with potential regulatory and compliance implications under GDPR if personal or sensitive data is exposed. The lack of known exploits currently provides a window for mitigation, but the ease of exploitation and high impact necessitate urgent action.

1. Apply patches or updates from Oracle as soon as they become available for OBIEE versions 7.6.0.0.0 and 8.2.0.0.0. 2. Restrict network access to OBIEE administration interfaces to trusted internal networks and VPNs only, minimizing exposure to external attackers. 3. Implement strict access controls and monitor privileged accounts to detect unusual activities. 4. Conduct targeted user awareness training focused on phishing and social engineering risks, especially for users with high privileges. 5. Employ multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all administrative access to OBIEE to reduce risk from compromised credentials. 6. Monitor logs and network traffic for indicators of compromise or suspicious interactions involving OBIEE. 7. Segment OBIEE and related Oracle product environments to limit lateral movement in case of compromise. 8. Develop and test incident response plans specific to OBIEE compromise scenarios.