Oracle JDeveloper DoS (April 2025 CPU)

high Nessus Plugin ID 235453

Synopsis

An application installed on the remote host is affected by denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The version of Oracle JDeveloper installed on the remote host is missing a security patch. It is, therefore, affected by denial of service vulnerability as referenced in the April 2025 CPU advisory.

- Vulnerability in the Oracle JDeveloper product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Generic (Apache Log4j)). The supported version that is affected is 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle JDeveloper. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle JDeveloper. (CVE-2023-26464)

- Vulnerability in the Oracle JDeveloper product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Generic (Apache Commons Compress)). The supported version that is affected is 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle JDeveloper executes to compromise Oracle JDeveloper. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle JDeveloper. (CVE-2024-25710)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the appropriate patch according to the April 2025 Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory.

See Also

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2025.html

https://www.oracle.com/docs/tech/security-alerts/cpuapr2025csaf.json

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 235453

File Name: oracle_jdeveloper_cpu_apr_2025.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 5/7/2025

Updated: 5/7/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-26464

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:oracle:jdeveloper

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Oracle JDeveloper

Patch Publication Date: 4/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/15/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-26464, CVE-2024-25710

IAVA: 2025-A-0268