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CVE-2019-2725 Oracle CVE debrief

CVE-2019-2725 is an Oracle WebLogic Server injection vulnerability that CISA lists in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Because it is marked as known exploited, and the supplied enrichment also notes known ransomware campaign use, organizations running WebLogic Server should treat remediation as urgent and follow Oracle’s update guidance without delay.

Vendor
Oracle
Product
WebLogic Server
CVSS
CRITICAL 9.8
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2022-01-10
Original CVE updated
2022-01-10
Advisory published
2022-01-10
Advisory updated
2022-01-10

Who should care

Security and operations teams that manage Oracle WebLogic Server, especially on internet-facing or business-critical systems. Patch management, vulnerability management, and incident response teams should also prioritize this CVE because it appears in CISA’s KEV catalog and is associated with known exploitation.

Technical summary

The supplied sources identify the issue as an injection vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic Server. CISA’s KEV entry marks the CVE as actively exploited in the wild and directs affected organizations to apply vendor updates. The source corpus does not provide deeper technical details, so the safe defensive takeaway is to assume the flaw is high-risk wherever WebLogic Server is deployed and exposed.

Defensive priority

High. This CVE is in CISA KEV, which is a strong indicator of real-world exploitation, and the supplied enrichment flags known ransomware campaign use. Prioritize this over routine patching work.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply Oracle updates per vendor instructions as soon as possible.
  • Inventory where Oracle WebLogic Server is deployed, including any externally exposed instances.
  • Reduce or restrict network exposure to WebLogic management and application endpoints where feasible.
  • Validate that remediation completed successfully across all affected environments.
  • Monitor Oracle and CISA guidance for any additional mitigation or update instructions.

Evidence notes

Evidence in the supplied corpus comes from CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and the associated source item metadata. The KEV entry identifies the vendor as Oracle, the product as WebLogic Server, the vulnerability name as "Oracle WebLogic Server, Injection," and the required action as "Apply updates per vendor instructions." The metadata also marks known ransomware campaign use as "Known." Supplied record dates: publishedAt and modifiedAt are 2022-01-10; KEV dueDate is 2022-07-10.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2019-2725 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-2725

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2019-2725 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2725

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.