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Oracle WebCenter Content CVE-2026-60640

| EUVDEUVD-2026-46999 HIGH
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2026-07-21 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-7qj4-jvhw-6jc5
8.3
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
    Identify exposed WebCenter Content Server
  2. Delivery
    Craft malicious HTTP content/link
  3. Exploit
    Lure legitimate user to interact
  4. Execution
    Trigger high-complexity Content Server flaw
  5. Persist
    Cross trust boundary (scope change)
  6. Impact
    Take over WebCenter and impact adjacent products

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the target to be running Oracle WebCenter Content Content Server 12.2.1.4.0 or 14.1.2.0.0 reachable over HTTP, and - per the CVSS vector - no attacker authentication (PR:N). Two concrete limiting factors apply: the attack is high-complexity (AC:H; Oracle explicitly labels it 'difficult to exploit'), meaning conditions outside the attacker's control must line up, and it mandates human interaction from a person other than the attacker (UI:R), so a legitimate user must be induced to open or process attacker-supplied content. The scope change (S:C) means a successful attack can impact products beyond WebCenter itself. These conditions make targeted social-engineering the realistic delivery path rather than fully automated remote exploitation.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H = 8.3 High) shows a genuinely dangerous outcome - unauthenticated network reach with full C/I/A takeover and a scope change into additional products - but two metrics materially lower real-world probability: AC:H (Oracle explicitly calls it 'difficult to exploit') and UI:R (a victim other than the attacker must interact). No EPSS score, SSVC decision, KEV entry, or POC was provided, so exploitation-probability signals are absent rather than reassuring. The realistic priority is elevated by the scope change and total-takeover impact but tempered by the two conditions that make reliable, at-scale exploitation hard; treat this as a high-value patch target rather than an imminent mass-exploitation event. Note a mild tension in the signals: the 'Information Disclosure' tag suggests read impact, yet the vector and Oracle text describe full takeover - the vector should be treated as authoritative.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts or sends a crafted link/document that, when opened or processed by an authenticated WebCenter user's session over HTTP, triggers the Content Server flaw and executes attacker-controlled actions with the victim's context, escalating to full takeover and reaching adjacent products via the scope change. Success depends on winning the difficult exploitation conditions (AC:H) and social-engineering a legitimate user into the required interaction. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026

Full takeover of Oracle WebCenter Content (Content Server component) is possible when a remote, unauthenticated attacker lures a legitimate user into interacting with a malicious HTTP request, yielding high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact plus a scope change to adjacent products. It affects Fusion Middleware versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.3. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, though exploitation complexity is high.

RemediationAI

Apply the fixes from the Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html), which is the primary and vendor-confirmed remediation for both 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0; Oracle does not publish a standalone semantic fix version, so the CPU patch level is the exact reference to deploy (Patch available per vendor advisory). Because exploitation requires a victim to interact with attacker-supplied HTTP content, compensating controls until patching completes include restricting external network exposure of the Content Server by placing it behind a reverse proxy or WAF that filters malformed content requests, limiting Content Server access to trusted internal networks or VPN (trade-off: may break legitimate external partner document access), and user-awareness measures given the required human interaction. Because the flaw yields a scope change into additional products, also review and segment downstream systems that consume WebCenter content so a compromise cannot pivot freely (trade-off: added integration/testing overhead).

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle WebCenter Content 14.1.2.0.0
Oracle WebCenter Content 12.2.1.4.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_webcenter_content 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 is an enterprise content management (ECM) platform within Oracle Fusion Middleware used for document management, imaging, and records management; the affected element is the Content Server, its core repository and delivery engine that handles HTTP-based document requests, metadata, and rendering. Oracle did not assign a CWE (listed as N/A), so the precise root-cause class is not published, but the tag 'Information Disclosure' combined with a required user-interaction, scope-changing HTTP attack is consistent with a client-side or server-side request-handling flaw (e.g., XXE/SSRF, unsafe deserialization, or a rendering/parsing weakness) that lets attacker-influenced content cross a trust boundary into other components. No CPE strings were provided in the input; affected products are identified from the Oracle advisory and ENISA EUVD version list rather than NVD CPE data.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 8.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 8.3 HIGH

Unauthenticated HTTP reach (AV:N/PR:N) but Oracle-stated difficulty and required victim interaction force AC:H/UI:R; full takeover plus impact on other products gives S:C and C/I/A:H.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

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. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated 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 takeover of Oracle WebCenter Content. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

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Why It Matters

A critical vulnerability in Oracle WebCenter Content Server (Fusion Middleware versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0) permits complete remote system takeover with no vendor patch available. While no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, the high severity and unpatched status demand immediate organizational response to contain risk to enterprise content systems and adjacent infrastructure.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim controls include network segmentation restricting public-facing access to WebCenter Content servers, disabling unnecessary external connectivity if feasible, email and web filtering to block malicious HTTP requests, enhanced logging and alerting for suspicious Content Server activity, and user security awareness training on social engineering attack methods.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 77% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise ECM used by large orgs, not ubiquitous like web servers
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 0.3%
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

42
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +42
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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