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Oracle E-Business Suite CVE-2026-101851

| EUVDEUVD-2026-106248 HIGH
Information Exposure (CWE-200)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-jgff-hwcf-4qcp
7.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: oracle
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate with low-privilege EBS account
  2. Exploit
    Send crafted HTTP request to Data Provider UI
  3. Execution
    Bypass authorization in Installed Base
  4. Impact
    Read critical data and tamper with records

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Requires a valid low-privileged Oracle E-Business Suite account (PR:L) with HTTP network reach to the Installed Base Data Provider UI component; affected deployments are EBS versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. No user interaction is needed (UI:N) and attack complexity is low (AC:L). The primary limiting factors are the need for authentication to the EBS application and network/HTTP access to the Installed Base module - instances where only trusted internal users hold accounts and the UI is not externally exposed face materially lower real-world risk.

Impact

This is a legitimately prioritizable but not top-tier issue. The Oracle-assigned CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N, score 7.1) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw requiring only a low-privileged authenticated session - i.e. any valid EBS application user. The high confidentiality impact (C:H) means an authenticated user can read all data accessible to the Installed Base module, while integrity impact is limited (I:L, some insert/update/delete) and there is no availability impact (A:N). No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC is present in the provided data, so there is no evidence of active or imminent widespread exploitation; absence of these signals is not proof of safety but does argue against emergency escalation. One conflict must be flagged: the input Tags include 'Authentication Bypass', yet the CVSS vector specifies PR:L (valid credentials required) - these are contradictory, and the authoritative vector indicates this is NOT an auth bypass. Overall: patch in the normal Oracle Critical Patch Update cycle with priority proportional to how many low-trust users can reach the EBS instance and how sensitive the Installed Base data is.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A low-privileged but authenticated Oracle E-Business Suite user sends a crafted HTTP request to the Installed Base Data Provider UI component and abuses missing authorization checks to read critical Installed Base data beyond their entitlement, and to insert, update, or delete a subset of records. No user interaction or elevated privileges are needed, but a valid EBS account is required; no public exploit code is identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026

Oracle E-Business Suite releases 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 expose Installed Base records to any low-privileged application user who can reach the Data Provider UI component over HTTP, allowing broad reads of critical data plus limited unauthorized inserts, updates, and deletes (CVSS 3.1 base score 7.1, C:H/I:L/A:N). Exploitation requires only a valid EBS account (PR:L) and network reach to the module - no user interaction and no special conditions - so the practical exposure is highest where self-registered, partner, or contractor accounts exist or where the Installed Base UI is internet-facing. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and the issue is not in CISA KEV, but Oracle CPU patches should be scheduled on a normal priority rather than deferred indefinitely, since the weakness is trivially triggerable once credentials are held.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update for October 2026 (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html), selecting the patch published for your specific EBS release within the 12.2.3-12.2.15 range; Oracle CPU patches are cumulative but may carry prerequisite patch or technology-stack (e.g., database/Forms/OC4J) requirements, so plan a maintenance window and a full regression test of Installed Base, depot repair, and service workflows. If patching cannot be immediate, reduce exploitability by removing or narrowing the attack path: restrict network access to the Installed Base Data Provider UI through a reverse proxy, WAF, or VPN so only trusted internal users reach it (trade-off: breaks external partner or field-service access if any exists); audit and prune EBS accounts and responsibilities that grant Installed Base access, removing dormant, contractor, and self-registered users and enforcing least privilege (trade-off: administrative effort and possible workflow disruption for legitimate users); and if the Data Provider UI is not actively used, deactivate the corresponding menu/responsibility or block its URL paths at the perimeter (trade-off: may break integrations, bulk import/export, or reporting that rely on that UI). As a detection control, enable and monitor EBS audit trails and database-level auditing on Installed Base tables, alerting on unusual bulk reads, exports, or record changes by low-privileged accounts (trade-off: added audit storage and some performance overhead on audited tables).

Affected VersionsENISA

Installed Base 12.2.3 ≤12.2.15

Affected Packages

euvd installed_base no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle E-Business Suite is Oracle's ERP application stack, and Installed Base (IB) is the module of record for customer-installed assets, service history, and configuration data - the data set that service, depot repair, and tele-service workflows depend on. The affected surface is the Data Provider UI layer, the presentation/servlet-side access path through which IB records are rendered and manipulated; the vulnerability is an access-control failure in that layer, permitting a user whose responsibilities should scope them to a narrow slice of IB data to reach records and operations outside that scope. No CWE identifier was assigned by the reporter, but the CVSS profile (confidentiality High, integrity Low, availability None, scope Unchanged, PR:L) is characteristic of broken or missing authorization checks rather than memory corruption or injection: the attacker is already inside the application and abuses an under-enforced privilege boundary. Notably, some intelligence feeds tag this record as an 'Authentication Bypass', which should not be read as allowing unauthenticated access - the assessed vector requires PR:L, so the tag appears to reflect the low-privileged-access nature of the flaw or a generic classifier rather than a true pre-auth bypass. Because IB data is a shared, cross-module store, the confidentiality impact extends to customer identities, asset inventories, and service contract details that other EBS modules reference.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 7.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 7.1 HIGH

Network HTTP vector with a required low-privilege EBS account gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N; high data read (C:H), limited write (I:L), no availability impact (A:N).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Installed Base product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Data Provider UI). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Installed Base. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Installed Base accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Installed Base accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle E-Business Suite releases 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 contain a high-severity access-control weakness in the Installed Base Data Provider UI that allows any authenticated low-privileged user to read critical installed-base records and make limited unauthorized changes. Leadership should care because the affected data likely includes customer entitlements, asset inventories, and service history, and exposure is greatest where partner, contractor, or self-registered accounts exist or the module is internet-facing; no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, but no vendor patch is currently available.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include restricting network access to the Installed Base/Data Provider UI, enforcing least privilege and recertifying low-privileged, self-registered, partner, and contractor accounts, disabling unused accounts, placing internet-facing instances behind VPN or zero-trust access, and monitoring application and database logs for anomalous reads, inserts, updates, and deletes.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 87% exploitable
Prevalence
High
Oracle E-Business Suite is widely deployed enterprise ERP software
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

36
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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