CISA KEV ALERT: How to Patch Oracle E-Business Suite SSRF Flaw (CVE-2025-61884) & Block RCE (CVE-2025-61882) Now

By CyberDudeBivash • Updated Oct 21, 2025 • Apps & Services

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TL;DR (Read This First)

1. CVE-2025-61884 (SSRF) in Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) is actively exploited and now in CISA KEV. Patch immediately and remove any Internet exposure.
2. CVE-2025-61882 (RCE) is a separate EBS pre-auth remote code execution chain; apply Oracle’s emergency fixes and review for compromise.
3. Applies to EBS 12.2.3 – 12.2.14 (per vendor advisories). Keep management behind VPN/ZTNA, enforce MFA, and monitor for suspicious export/backup/API requests.

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Table of Contents

1. What’s Going On (KEV + Oracle Alerts)
2. Am I in Scope? (Versions & Internet Exposure)
3. Patch Fast: Safe Rollout for 61884 & 61882
4. Shield EBS Now (WAF/ZTNA/Firewall)
5. Threat-Hunting Queries & Artifacts
6. Incident Response: 60-Minute Plan
7. FAQs

What’s Going On (KEV + Oracle Alerts)

CVE-2025-61884 is an SSRF bug in Oracle E-Business Suite that is remotely exploitable without authentication. Oracle issued a Security Alert and CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog—so treat as actively abused and patch on priority.

CVE-2025-61882 is a separate pre-auth RCE chain against EBS; Oracle released emergency fixes and multiple vendors confirmed in-the-wild exploitation by extortion crews. Patch and hunt for compromise indicators.

Am I in Scope? (Versions & Internet Exposure)

1. Version family: EBS 12.2.3 – 12.2.14 commonly cited as impacted in vendor/analyst write-ups—validate against your exact Oracle Alert and apply all pre-req CPUs.
2. Internet exposure: Your EBS login/admin and API endpoints must not be reachable from the Internet. Publish via VPN/ZTNA only.
3. Pre-reqs: Some alerts require specific prior CPUs (e.g., past quarterly updates). Ensure environment meets prerequisites before hotfixing.

Patch Fast: Safe Rollout for 61884 & 61882

1. Back up & snapshot app tier + DB; confirm tested rollback plan.
2. Apply Oracle’s Security Alert patches for each CVE across all EBS app tiers; follow readme order and restart guidance.
3. Verify package levels via Oracle’s patch inventory tools; document change ticket and timestamps.
4. Agents & connectors: apply any corresponding integration/agent updates that interact with EBS web tiers.
5. Post-patch smoke tests: login, workflow, CP (Concurrent Processing), and integrations; then move to prod with CAB approval.

Shield EBS Now (WAF/ZTNA/Firewall)

• Remove WAN access: only trusted VPN/ZTNA sources can reach EBS; geofence and IP-allowlist bastions.
• WAF rules: block suspicious redirects/return_url patterns, header smuggling, and anomalous XSLT/XQuery fetch attempts.
• TLS & headers: strict TLS, disable weak ciphers; add security headers; enforce canonical hostnames behind a reverse proxy.
• Logging: full request/response size metrics for EBS web tier; send to SIEM.

Threat-Hunting Queries & Artifacts

Look for: unusual external calls initiated by EBS (SSRF), large responses on export/backup handlers, suspicious return_url parameters, and first-time client IPs/ASNs hitting admin/login paths.

-- Web logs: suspect SSRF/redirect chains & oversized responses
where http.request.path has_any ("login","OA_HTML","/xmlpserver","/OA_CGI") 
  and (query contains "return_url=" or header_names has "X-Forwarded-For")
  and bytes_out > 500000
summarize count(), sum(bytes_out) by src_ip, path, query, 1h

-- First-time IPs or geos hitting admin endpoints
where path has_any ("/OA_HTML/AppsLogin","/OA_CGI","/OA_JAVA") 
  and src_ip not_in (bastion, vpn_subnets)
  and ip_reputation == "unknown"
  

Incident Response: 60-Minute Plan

1. Contain: pull EBS off the Internet; restrict to VPN/ZTNA; enable WAF block rules for known bad patterns.
2. Triage: collect last 14–30 days of web/proxy/WAF logs; flag large downloads and SSRF-like fetches; preserve server images.
3. Credentials & tokens: rotate EBS admin, DB, integration and API creds; invalidate sessions.
4. Patch: apply both Security Alerts; verify build levels; re-enable access gradually.
5. Monitor: heightened alerts for 7–14 days; expire temporary deny-lists on a schedule.

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FAQs

Are 61884 (SSRF) and 61882 (RCE) the same?

No. They are separate flaws with separate Oracle Security Alerts. Apply both where applicable and follow prerequisites.

Which versions are impacted?

Oracle and analysts note EBS 12.2.3 – 12.2.14 families are affected; confirm specifics in the Oracle alerts and patch notes for your deployment.

What if I can’t patch today?

Immediately remove Internet exposure, publish via VPN/ZTNA only, deploy strict WAF rules for return_url/redirect abuse, and monitor logs for anomalies listed above.

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