Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privileged Content Server account
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DeliveryCraft malicious HTTP request/link
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ExploitLure privileged user to interact
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ExecutionCross security boundary via scope change
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PersistRead or modify critical WebCenter data
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ImpactImpact adjacent Oracle products
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 the attacker to hold a low-privileged authenticated account on Oracle WebCenter Content (CVSS PR:L) with network HTTP access to the Content Server component, AND requires human interaction from a different, typically higher-privileged user (CVSS UI:R) - the attacker cannot complete the attack alone. Only versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 are named as affected. Limiting factors: the mandatory second-user interaction and the need for existing (even if low) authenticated access substantially narrow the pool of viable attackers and mean it is not a fully unauthenticated, no-interaction remote compromise despite the network attack vector. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N, 8.7) indicates a network-reachable, low-complexity attack that needs some level of privilege (PR:L) and, critically, user interaction (UI:R) from someone other than the attacker - the two factors that most temper real-world exploitability. The scope change (S:C) is what pushes the score to 8.7, since impact can extend to additional Oracle products. There is no EPSS score, KEV listing, or public POC in the provided data, so real-world exploitation pressure currently appears low: no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. Note a tension worth verifying with Oracle: the tag says 'Authentication Bypass' yet the CVSS requires PR:L (an authenticated/low-privileged attacker), so this is more likely a privilege- or trust-boundary escalation than a pure pre-auth bypass. Treat as an important patch-cycle item for organizations running WebCenter Content, but not an emergency drop-everything issue absent evidence of exploitation. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with a low-privileged WebCenter Content account crafts a malicious HTTP request or link and induces a more privileged legitimate user to interact with it (e.g., open a link or view attacker-supplied content). The interaction triggers the flaw in the Content Server, allowing the attacker to read or alter data across a security boundary and, via the scope change, potentially reach adjacent Oracle products. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026
Cross-context data compromise in Oracle WebCenter Content 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 (Content Server component) lets a low-privileged, authenticated attacker abuse HTTP-facing functionality to read and modify all Content-Server-accessible data, with a scope change that can significantly impact adjacent Oracle products. Exploitation requires tricking a legitimate user into interacting with attacker-controlled content, and Oracle rates it CVSS 3.1 8.7 (confidentiality and integrity high, no availability impact). Disclosed in Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update with no public exploit identified at time of analysis and not listed in CISA KEV.
RemediationAI
Apply the fixes delivered in Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html) for the affected 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 branches; the input does not specify an exact patched build number, so treat the CPU July 2026 bundle as the patch source and confirm the precise interim/PSU patch ID for your version against My Oracle Support. Patch available per vendor advisory - no standalone fixed version string was provided in the source data, so verify the exact patch identifier before deployment. As compensating controls until patching, restrict network access to the Content Server HTTP endpoints to trusted internal networks or place them behind a WAF/reverse proxy that filters untrusted requests (trade-off: may break external partner/browser access to content), and because exploitation needs a low-privileged account plus user interaction, tighten account provisioning and remove unnecessary low-privilege WebCenter accounts and enforce user-awareness against interacting with untrusted links/content (trade-off: does not fully close the flaw). Do not rely on these controls as a substitute for the Oracle CPU patch.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Oracle WebCenter Content (formerly Universal Content Management / Stellent) is an enterprise content and document management platform; the affected element is the Content Server, the core repository and web-request-handling engine deployed on Oracle Fusion Middleware WebLogic. The reporter tag 'Authentication Bypass' combined with UI:R and scope change (S:C) is consistent with a client-side or request-forgery style flaw where an authenticated user's session or trust boundary is leveraged to perform actions across a security boundary. Oracle assigned no CWE, so the precise weakness class is not formally categorized; the CVSS profile (C:H/I:H/A:N, no availability loss) points to an information-disclosure-plus-tampering flaw rather than memory corruption or denial of service.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Network HTTP vector with low complexity; requires a low-privileged account (PR:L) and second-user interaction (UI:R); scope change to other Oracle products drives high C/I with no availability loss.
Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).
CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Content product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Content Server). 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 Oracle WebCenter Content. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle WebCenter Content, 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 Oracle WebCenter Content accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle WebCenter Content 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
Oracle WebCenter Content versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 contain a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2026-60523, CVSS 8.7) enabling unauthorized reads and modifications across the content repository and potentially adjacent Oracle systems. While no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, exploitation requires social engineering of legitimate users, necessitating immediate access restrictions and controls for affected versions. The vulnerability poses significant risk to data confidentiality and integrity.
Restrict network access to WebCenter Content HTTP-facing functionality to trusted internal networks only; implement multi-factor authentication for all WebCenter Content users; deploy data loss prevention (DLP) and integrity monitoring on content repositories; enforce principle of least privilege with granular access controls; enable comprehensive audit logging and real-time monitoring for unauthorized data access and modifications; conduct regular security awareness training on social engineering attacks. No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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