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Oracle WebCenter Content CVE-2026-60470

| EUVDEUVD-2026-46864 HIGH
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-07-21 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-qpw8-h68p-rjw7
8.7
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
    Obtain low-privilege Imaging account
  2. Delivery
    Craft malicious HTTP request
  3. Exploit
    Induce authenticated victim to act (UI:R)
  4. Execution
    Bypass authorization in Core component
  5. Persist
    Read/modify Imaging-accessible data
  6. Impact
    Pivot to connected products (scope change)

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

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

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires (1) a valid low-privileged account on the target WebCenter Content: Imaging instance (CVSS PR:L - not a fully unauthenticated attack despite the 'Authentication Bypass' tag), (2) network/HTTP reachability to the Imaging Core interface (AV:N), and (3) human interaction from a different, victim user who must be induced to act (UI:R), such as opening an attacker-crafted request or link. Limiting factors that reduce realistic risk: the attacker cannot succeed with anonymous access alone, must social-engineer a separate authenticated person, and only versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 are stated as affected. Attack complexity is low (AC:L) once these prerequisites are met, and success can pivot beyond Imaging due to the scope change (S:C).

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N, base 8.7 High) shows a network-reachable, low-complexity attack requiring low privileges and human interaction, yielding high confidentiality and integrity impact but no availability impact. The two mitigating metrics - PR:L (attacker must already hold a valid low-privilege account) and UI:R (a separate person must be induced to act) - significantly reduce the likelihood of automated, unauthenticated mass exploitation despite the high score. No EPSS probability was provided, so exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified; no SSVC decision data was supplied; the vulnerability is not in CISA KEV and no POC was referenced, so there is no evidence of active exploitation. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag appears to conflict with the CVSS PR:L (which denotes an authenticated low-privilege attacker rather than fully unauthenticated access) - this is an apparent inconsistency between Oracle's tag and the scored vector, and defenders should treat it as a privilege-escalation/authorization-bypass affecting already-authenticated users rather than a pre-auth bypass until Oracle's CPU text clarifies. Overall this is a genuine High-priority patch item for Imaging operators, but the PR:L + UI:R prerequisites place it below a wormable pre-auth RCE in urgency.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A low-privileged Imaging user (or an attacker who has phished/obtained such credentials) crafts a malicious link or request and induces a higher-context authenticated user to open or act on it over HTTP; the request abuses the Core component's authorization handling to read and modify Imaging documents and, due to the scope change, reach data in connected products. No public exploit code has been identified, and the required victim interaction and valid low-privilege credentials make this a targeted rather than opportunistic attack.

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 – Jul 22, 2026

Unauthorized data compromise in Oracle WebCenter Content: Imaging (Core component) versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 allows a low-privileged, network-adjacent attacker to read, create, delete, or modify all Imaging-accessible data by tricking an authenticated user into interacting with a malicious request. Rated CVSS 3.1 8.7 (High) with a scope change that lets exploitation impact additional connected Oracle Fusion Middleware products beyond Imaging itself. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV; authentication is required (PR:L) plus victim interaction (UI:R), which meaningfully limits mass exploitation.

RemediationAI

Apply the fixes delivered in the Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html) for WebCenter Content: Imaging 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 - Patch available per vendor advisory; Oracle publishes exact patch/bundle numbers within the CPU matrix, so administrators should map their exact Fusion Middleware version to the corresponding CPU patch (no standalone fixed version string was given in the input, so cite the CPU rather than inventing a version number). Because exploitation requires a low-privilege authenticated account plus victim interaction, effective compensating controls until patching include restricting network access to the Imaging web interface to trusted management segments or via VPN/reverse proxy allowlisting (trade-off: may break remote user or integration access), auditing and pruning low-privilege Imaging accounts and tightening role/ACL assignments on document and application security groups (trade-off: administrative overhead and possible workflow disruption), and enforcing user-awareness/anti-phishing controls to reduce the UI:R social-engineering vector. Given the scope change, also review and segment integrations between Imaging and other connected Fusion Middleware products to contain lateral impact.

Affected VersionsENISA

WebCenter Content: Imaging 12.2.1.4.0
WebCenter Content: Imaging 14.1.2.0.0

Affected Packages

euvd webcenter_content_imaging no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle WebCenter Content: Imaging is the document-imaging and business-process capture module of the Oracle WebCenter Content suite within Oracle Fusion Middleware, used for scanning, storing, routing, and annotating enterprise documents and invoices. The flaw resides in the Core component and, per the Oracle-supplied tags, is characterized as an authentication/authorization bypass that grants access to data the attacker's low-privilege account should not reach. No CWE was assigned by the source, but the behavior (a low-privileged principal obtaining unauthorized read and write access to all Imaging-accessible data, combined with a CVSS scope change) is consistent with improper access control / authorization weakness classes (e.g., CWE-862 Missing Authorization or CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization). The scope change (S:C) indicates the vulnerable Imaging component can be leveraged to affect other integrated products under a different security authority, typical of tightly coupled Fusion Middleware deployments.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 8.7 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 8.7 HIGH

Network HTTP reach and low complexity, but a valid low-privilege account (PR:L) and separate victim interaction (UI:R) are required; high C/I and no availability impact, with authorization bypass causing a scope change.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the WebCenter Content: Imaging product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise WebCenter Content: Imaging. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in WebCenter Content: Imaging, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all WebCenter Content: Imaging accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all WebCenter Content: Imaging accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.7 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle WebCenter Content: Imaging versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 contain a high-severity vulnerability enabling unauthorized access and modification of all managed content through authenticated user interaction, with potential impact to connected Oracle Fusion Middleware systems. This threatens data integrity and confidentiality for organizations relying on these systems for enterprise content management.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: implement network segmentation restricting Imaging access to verified internal networks only, disable Imaging functionality if operationally non-critical, restrict low-privileged account access in WebCenter environments, monitor for suspicious Imaging access patterns or bulk data operations, and require multi-factor authentication for Imaging interactions.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 84% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise Oracle Fusion Middleware imaging module, common but not ubiquitous
Data Quality
5 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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

44
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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