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Oracle Commerce Guided Search CVE-2026-61156

| EUVDEUVD-2026-47364 CRITICAL
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-07-21 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-x7qw-hr43-c7jx
9.1
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
    Reach exposed Platform Services HTTPS endpoint
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted request bypassing authentication
  3. Exploit
    Invoke privileged Forge/Platform Services operations
  4. Execution
    Read or tamper with all accessible data
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate and modify critical catalog data

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 network reachability to the Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services HTTPS interface (the Forge component) of a version 11.4.0 deployment; the CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N confirms no authentication, no user interaction, and low complexity, so against a reachable default instance no further special conditions apply. The primary limiting factor is exposure: the service is a back-office Endeca/Commerce component that is often deployed on internal networks, so realistic risk is highest where the endpoint is internet-facing or reachable from a compromised network segment, and lowest where it is firewalled to a management VLAN. Only version 11.4.0 is confirmed affected, which further bounds the exposed population.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) describes a genuinely high-priority network-reachable flaw: no privileges, no user interaction, low complexity, with full confidentiality and integrity loss but no availability impact - consistent with data theft and tampering rather than denial of service. Oracle's own 'easily exploitable' language reinforces low attack complexity. Countervailing signals lower the immediate urgency: EPSS is not provided, there is no public POC, and the CVE is not in CISA KEV, so there is no evidence of active or automatable exploitation yet. The main real-world exposure limiter is deployment posture - Guided Search Platform Services is typically a back-office component and its risk hinges on whether the vulnerable HTTPS endpoint is internet-facing or network-segmented; internet-exposed instances should be treated as critical, internal-only instances as high-but-contained.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who can reach the Guided Search Platform Services HTTPS interface - for example an internet-exposed or loosely-segmented Forge endpoint - sends crafted requests that bypass authentication and directly invoke privileged Platform Services operations. With no credentials required and low complexity, they exfiltrate the full catalog and configuration data and can create, alter, or delete critical records. No public POC is currently known, so this would require the attacker to independently develop the exploit.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026

Unauthenticated data compromise in Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services 11.4.0 (Forge component) allows remote attackers over HTTPS to read, create, modify, or delete all data accessible to the service without any credentials. Oracle rates this CVSS 9.1 with high confidentiality and integrity impact and characterizes it as 'easily exploitable,' and the intelligence tags flag an authentication-bypass class issue. No public exploit code has been identified and it is not listed in CISA KEV at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Apply the fixes delivered in the Oracle Critical Patch Update of July 2026 (Patch available per vendor advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html); Oracle CPUs ship the corrective patches but the source data does not specify an exact fixed build number, so obtain the precise patch level for 11.4.0 from that advisory and apply it as the primary remediation. Until patched, restrict network reachability of the Guided Search Platform Services / Forge HTTPS endpoints to trusted management networks only via firewall or reverse-proxy ACLs, and ensure these services are never directly internet-exposed - the trade-off is that any legitimate remote administration or cross-datacenter indexing traffic must be explicitly allowlisted. Additionally place the service behind an authenticating reverse proxy or WAF to add an authentication layer in front of the vulnerable endpoint, accepting that this may require reconfiguring downstream integration clients.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services 11.4.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_commerce_guided_search_platform_services no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle Commerce Guided Search (formerly Endeca) is an enterprise faceted-search and product-discovery platform used in e-commerce storefronts; the affected 'Forge' component is part of the Endeca CAS/MDEX data-processing pipeline that ingests, transforms, and indexes catalog content for the Platform Services layer. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag combined with the CVSS PR:N metric indicates the flaw lets an attacker reach privileged Platform Services functionality without valid authentication, most likely through an exposed HTTPS management or data endpoint. No CWE was assigned by NVD, so the precise root-cause class (e.g., missing authentication on a critical function, CWE-306, or improper authentication, CWE-287) is inferred from the vendor tag rather than confirmed.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 9.1 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 9.1 CRITICAL

Unauthenticated HTTPS-reachable authentication bypass (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) yielding full read and write to service data (C:H/I:H) with no availability impact (A:N).

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services product of Oracle Commerce (component: Forge). The supported version that is affected is 11.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTPS to compromise Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services 11.4.0 contains a critical unauthenticated vulnerability that permits remote attackers to read, create, modify, or delete all data accessible to the service-including customer information and transaction records-without credentials. This directly exposes sensitive business and customer data to unauthorized compromise with no authentication barrier. Immediate network isolation and compensating controls are required as no vendor patch is currently available.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) Restrict access to trusted networks only via firewall rules and disable internet routing; (2) Deploy WAF rules to detect and block suspicious search queries and data access patterns; (3) Enable detailed audit logging on all data operations with real-time alerting for bulk modifications; (4) Implement rate limiting on search endpoints; (5) Use IP whitelisting to allow only authorized clients; (6) If not business-critical, disable the Forge component entirely pending patch release.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 68% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise e-commerce search platform, common in large retailers but not universal
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 CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
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
Out-of-Cycle
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

46
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +46
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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