# CVE-2012-3153: Oracle Fusion Middleware - RCE

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2012-3153 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2012-3153

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Background Noise. Continuous low-level scanning or exploitation attempts are observed, mostly opportunistic and automated.
- **CVSS score:** 6.4
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Oracle Fusion Middleware
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-310 (Cryptographic Issues); CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)
- **Tags:** enterprise_software

## Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle Reports Developer component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 11.1.1.4, 11.1.1.6, and 11.1.2.0 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors related to Servlet.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2012-3153](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2012-3153) is a vulnerability affecting Oracle Fusion Middleware’s Reports Developer component, where attackers can exploit the servlet interface to potentially impact confidentiality and integrity.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 25th of March 2025.

CrowdSec network data shows that most actors exploiting CVE-2012-3153 rely on broad, untargeted scans with minimal filtering. The activity is largely automated and opportunistic in nature.
Additionally, according to week-over-week analysis by CrowdSec, exploitation of CVE-2012-3153 is surging. Attack volumes are spiking well above historical norms, indicating widespread and escalating interest from threat actors. CVE-2012-3153 is currently experiencing high visibility and active exploitation across the internet.

Exploitation attempts are typically identified via requests to URLs containing `/reports/rwservlet`.

## Timeline

- 2012-10-16: CVE Published. CVE-2012-3153 is published to NVD.
- 2025-03-25: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2012-3153 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2025-03-25: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2012-3153 for the first time.

## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79296
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2012/CVE-2012-3153.yaml
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31253

## Live exploitation data

The [Live Exploit Tracker page](https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2012-3153) follows observed exploitation activity for CVE-2012-3153. [Request an API key](https://tracker.crowdsec.net/request-api-key) for full access to its exploitation timeline, attacking IP addresses and blocklists.