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Oracle WebCenter Content CVE-2026-60934

| EUVDEUVD-2026-61471 HIGH
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-08-18 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-4554-x3mc-5827
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
    Identify HTTP-exposed WebCenter Content Server
  2. Delivery
    Craft request satisfying AC:H preconditions
  3. Exploit
    Bypass Content Server authentication
  4. Execution
    Gain unauthorized read and write access to all managed content
  5. Impact
    Pivot to additional Oracle Fusion Middleware components via 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

The attacker must have network-level HTTP access to the Oracle WebCenter Content Server endpoint. No authentication and no user interaction are required. However, the AC:H CVSS rating indicates specific preconditions must be satisfied - likely a particular request structure, HTTP protocol state, or server-side condition - meaning generic scanning tools are unlikely to trigger exploitation without prior knowledge of the bypass mechanism. Affected deployments are specifically Oracle WebCenter Content versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0; exploitation is not constrained to a specific OS platform beyond what Oracle Fusion Middleware supports. The primary limiting factor is attack complexity: a sophisticated, targeted attacker who has researched the bypass is the realistic threat actor, not opportunistic mass scanners. Deployments protected by firewalls or VPNs that restrict HTTP access to the Content Server have significantly reduced exposure, as the network vector requires reachability to the service.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.7 reflects genuinely severe potential: unauthenticated network access (AV:N, PR:N), high confidentiality and integrity impacts (C:H, I:H), and a scope change extending blast radius to adjacent systems (S:C). The primary risk moderator is AC:H - exploitation is unlikely to be automated or opportunistic at scale since specific preconditions must be met, meaning even a mid-sized municipal IT team in inowroclaw running this product would face a more targeted threat rather than indiscriminate mass scanning. No EPSS score was present in the available intelligence, so exploitation probability cannot be numerically quantified. There is no CISA KEV listing, indicating active exploitation has not been confirmed by US federal authorities as of analysis time, and no public proof-of-concept was identified in the source data. Taken together, this is a high-priority vulnerability for organizations running affected versions - the authentication bypass nature means that once exploit conditions are satisfied the attacker has near-complete access to all managed content - but the AC:H barrier meaningfully reduces likelihood of unsophisticated mass exploitation compared to a low-complexity counterpart.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An unauthenticated attacker with network access to an exposed Oracle WebCenter Content HTTP endpoint crafts a request sequence that satisfies the AC:H preconditions for the authentication bypass, causing the Content Server to process the request as an authorized session. The attacker then retrieves or tampers with all managed content - documents, records, and indexed data - and may subsequently pivot to additional Oracle Fusion Middleware services that extend trust to the Content Server or share session context. No public proof-of-concept has been identified, suggesting exploitation currently requires custom research into the specific bypass mechanism.

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 – Aug 19, 2026

Oracle WebCenter Content's Content Server component harbors an authentication bypass exploitable by unauthenticated remote attackers over HTTP, affecting both actively supported versions (12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0) of this Oracle Fusion Middleware product. Successful exploitation grants complete unauthorized read and write access to all content managed by the system, with a confirmed scope change that can extend impact to additional Oracle Fusion Middleware products in the same deployment. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at the time of analysis, but the unauthenticated network vector paired with high confidentiality and integrity impacts makes this a meaningful risk for organizations running exposed affected deployments.

RemediationAI

Apply Oracle's Critical Security Patch Update (CPU) for August 2026, available at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html. Patch availability is confirmed per vendor advisory, but an exact fixed build or version number was not independently verifiable from the available intelligence - consult the CPU detail page for the specific patch identifier applicable to your environment. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to the WebCenter Content Server's HTTP endpoint to trusted internal hosts or VPN-connected clients, since the attack vector is AV:N over HTTP; this substantially reduces exposure from unauthenticated internet-facing attackers but does not eliminate insider or network-adjacent risk. Additionally, review WebCenter Content's integration points with other Fusion Middleware components given the S:C scope change, and consider network-segmenting the Content Server until the patch is applied to limit lateral propagation in the event of compromise.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle WebCenter Content 12.2.1.4.0
Oracle WebCenter Content 14.1.2.0.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_webcenter_content no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle WebCenter Content is an enterprise content management (ECM) platform bundled within Oracle Fusion Middleware, used by large organizations to manage unstructured content including documents, images, and records through a Content Server exposed over HTTP. The vulnerability resides specifically in the Content Server component and is tagged as an authentication bypass, indicating the server fails to properly validate or enforce authentication checks before granting access to privileged operations or data. No CWE has been officially assigned, which limits root-cause class specificity, but the CVSS vector characteristics (PR:N, AC:H, S:C) are consistent with a protocol-level or session-handling flaw that allows an unauthenticated request to be processed as if it originated from an authorized session. The AC:H rating indicates exploitation is not trivial and likely depends on specific preconditions such as a particular HTTP request sequence, protocol state, or server-side condition. The S:C scope change metric confirms that a successfully exploited Content Server instance can affect other Oracle Fusion Middleware components that share trust relationships or session context with it.

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Severity by source

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

Network-accessible unauthenticated bypass with no availability impact; AC:H reflects specific preconditions required for exploitation; S:C captures confirmed cross-component scope change.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/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
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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. 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:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle WebCenter Content Server (versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0) contains a critical vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to view, modify, or delete all business content managed by the system without credentials. Organizations running internet-exposed instances face immediate risk of data theft, content manipulation, and potential compromise of other Oracle Fusion Middleware products on the same network.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) Restrict network access to Oracle WebCenter Content instances via firewall rules or network segmentation, limiting connectivity to trusted internal networks only; (2) Deploy Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules configured to detect and block exploitation attempts; (3) Disable public internet exposure of affected instances if business operations do not require external access; (4) Implement detailed access logging and establish real-time alerts for authentication anomalies, unauthorized content access, and unusual modification activities; (5) Maintain current offline backups of critical content and establish incident response procedures for rapid containment if compromise is detected.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 75% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise ECM deployed primarily in large Oracle Fusion Middleware environments
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 0.3%
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· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

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

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