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Oracle WebCenter Content CVE-2026-60648

| EUVDEUVD-2026-47007 HIGH
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2026-07-21 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-94gx-458q-w2xc
8.0
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-privileged account
  2. Delivery
    Inject malicious content in Web Content Management
  3. Exploit
    Wait for victim user to interact
  4. Execution
    Payload executes in victim session
  5. Impact
    Full takeover of WebCenter Content

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 (1) network HTTP access to the Oracle WebCenter Content instance, (2) a valid low-privileged account on the target (PR:L - authenticated, per the CVSS vector), and (3) interaction from a separate victim user (UI:R - the CVE explicitly states 'Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker'), so the attacker cannot complete the attack alone. Only supported versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 running the Web Content Management component are affected. These limiting factors - a required foothold account plus a second human's action - meaningfully reduce realistic exploitability compared with a fully unauthenticated, no-interaction flaw, even though the raw base score is 8.0.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 8.0 HIGH) indicates network reachability and low attack complexity, but two factors temper real-world urgency: it requires an authenticated low-privileged account (PR:L) and it requires human interaction from a person other than the attacker (UI:R), so exploitation is not fully automatable and depends on luring or social-engineering a victim. No EPSS score, KEV entry, SSVC decision data, or public proof-of-concept is present in the provided intelligence, so exploitation appears theoretical rather than observed at this time. This is a genuine HIGH-severity issue worth prioritized patching in the July 2026 CPU cycle - especially for internet-exposed instances - but the authentication and user-interaction prerequisites make widespread opportunistic exploitation less likely than a targeted attack. No signals conflict; the main gap is the absence of EPSS/KEV/POC data to gauge active-exploitation likelihood.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A low-privileged authenticated user with content-submission rights plants malicious content in the Web Content Management component; when a higher-privileged user (such as an editor or administrator) later views or interacts with that content over HTTP, the attacker's payload executes in the victim's authenticated context and escalates to full takeover of the WebCenter Content instance. Given AC:L the attack is not technically difficult, but UI:R means the attacker must wait for or socially engineer the victim's interaction. No public proof-of-concept was identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026

Full application takeover in Oracle WebCenter Content (Fusion Middleware, Web Content Management component) versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 allows a low-privileged, network-based attacker to compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability once a legitimate user is tricked into interacting with attacker-influenced content. The flaw carries an Oracle-assigned CVSS 3.1 score of 8.0 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R) and is addressed in the Oracle Critical Patch Update of July 2026. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update of July 2026, which contains the fix for both affected releases (12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0) - Patch available per vendor advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html (the provided data does not enumerate a separate fixed build number beyond the July 2026 CPU). Because exploitation requires an authenticated low-privileged user plus victim interaction, effective compensating controls until patching include restricting network access to the WebCenter Content HTTP endpoints (place behind VPN or IP allow-listing rather than exposing to the internet), tightening account provisioning and reviewing which low-privilege accounts can submit or manage web content, and enforcing strict output encoding and a Content Security Policy at any reverse proxy to blunt injected content. Trade-offs: network restriction reduces external accessibility for legitimate remote users, and CSP tuning can break legitimate embedded content if not scoped carefully. Additionally, brief users to avoid interacting with unexpected in-application content or links, since successful attacks require human interaction.

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 the enterprise content management (ECM) platform within Oracle Fusion Middleware, used for document management, imaging, records management, and web content publishing. The affected code path is the Web Content Management component, which renders and serves managed or user-contributed content over HTTP. Oracle did not assign a CWE (CWE: N/A), but the combination of a low-privileged authenticated attacker (PR:L), required victim interaction (UI:R), a resulting full takeover, and the vendor's 'Information Disclosure' tag is consistent with a content-injection or session/authorization-abuse class flaw (for example stored cross-site scripting or a similar request-forgery style issue) where attacker-planted content executes in a higher-value user's session. The scope is unchanged (S:U), meaning the compromise stays within the WebCenter Content authorization boundary rather than pivoting into a separate system.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 8.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 8.0 HIGH

Network HTTP reachable (AV:N/AC:L), requires a low-privileged account (PR:L) and a separate victim's interaction (UI:R); vendor states full takeover, so C/I/A all High with unchanged scope.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Content product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Web Content Management). 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. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebCenter Content. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

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Why It Matters

Oracle WebCenter Content (versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0) contains a critical vulnerability enabling full application compromise when users interact with attacker-controlled content. This poses significant risk to organizations using WebCenter for sensitive content management, potentially exposing confidential documents, intellectual property, and business data to unauthorized access and manipulation.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch (Oracle Critical Patch Update, July 2026). If patching is delayed, implement network-level access restrictions limiting WebCenter Content connections to authenticated internal users only, disable or audit all low-privileged accounts with system access, and enable comprehensive logging and alerting for content access, modification, and administrative activities.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 68% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise ECM platform, common in large orgs 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 0.4%
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

40
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +40
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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