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Oracle Marketing CVE-2026-70687

| EUVDEUVD-2026-61642 HIGH
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-08-18 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-fchh-8qvv-xq35
7.7
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
    Obtain low-privileged EBS user credential
  2. Delivery
    Connect to Oracle EBS HTTP application tier
  3. Exploit
    Send crafted request to Marketing Audience component
  4. Execution
    Trigger authorization bypass
  5. Persist
    Exfiltrate Oracle Marketing confidential data
  6. Impact
    Access data from additional E-Business Suite products 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

Exploitation requires a valid low-privileged account on the Oracle E-Business Suite instance with network HTTP access - this is the baseline condition per the CVSS vector (PR:L, AV:N). The vulnerable component is specifically the Audience sub-feature of Oracle Marketing; organizations that have Oracle EBS deployed but have not licensed or activated Oracle Marketing are not exposed. No user interaction from a victim is required (UI:N), and no elevated or administrative privilege is needed beyond a basic authenticated session. Exploitation is limited to: (1) availability of a valid EBS user credential, (2) Oracle Marketing being an active licensed component with the Audience feature in use, and (3) network-layer reachability to the EBS HTTP application tier. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag suggests the flaw may further weaken even the PR:L requirement in practice - this is unconfirmed and should be clarified with Oracle support.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 score of 7.7 reflects a credible, network-exploitable confidentiality threat with a scope change - meaning blast radius extends beyond the directly vulnerable component. The attack vector is network (AV:N), complexity is low (AC:L), and only low privileges are required (PR:L), making exploitation highly accessible to any authenticated EBS user. The complete confidentiality impact (C:H) against both Oracle Marketing data and potentially adjacent EBS products is the primary concern. However, integrity and availability are unaffected (I:N/A:N), limiting the impact to data exfiltration rather than system compromise or disruption. No EPSS data was provided, and the absence of a KEV listing and public POC moderates urgency compared to peer vulnerabilities with identical CVSS scores. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag introduces a nuance: if the bypass reduces the effective privilege requirement below the stated PR:L, real-world exploitability could be higher than the vector suggests - this warrants vendor clarification. Overall, this is a genuine priority for organizations running Oracle EBS with Marketing licensed, particularly where the Audience feature is in active use and where EBS data contains sensitive customer or financial records.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with a valid low-privileged Oracle EBS account - such as a contractor, read-only business user, or compromised service account - sends crafted HTTP requests to the Oracle Marketing Audience component, triggering an authorization bypass that grants access to confidential marketing data sets, customer records, or audience segmentation data well beyond their assigned permissions. Because the scope change indicator applies, the attacker may leverage the same flaw to access data accessible to Oracle Marketing's integration points with adjacent EBS modules such as Oracle CRM or Order Management. No public POC has been identified, but the low attack complexity means a technically capable insider or external attacker with a single valid credential could replicate exploitation without specialized tooling.

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 – Aug 19, 2026

Unauthorized data disclosure in Oracle Marketing 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 allows a low-privileged, network-authenticated attacker to fully compromise confidentiality of all Oracle Marketing-accessible data via the Audience component over HTTP. The vulnerability carries a scope change, meaning successful exploitation can ripple into additional Oracle E-Business Suite products beyond Marketing itself. Tagged as an Authentication Bypass by the reporting source, no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Apply Oracle's Critical Patch Update (CPU) for August 2026, available at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html. Oracle CPUs are cumulative, so organizations should apply the full CPU rather than individual patches. An exact patched release version was not independently confirmed beyond the CPU reference - consult Oracle My Support for the specific patch number applicable to your 12.2.x release level. As a compensating control where patching cannot be performed immediately, restrict network access to Oracle EBS Marketing Audience endpoints to known authorized IP ranges at the network layer; this trades off legitimate remote user access but reduces exposure surface. Additionally, audit and tighten EBS user role assignments to ensure only necessary users hold any Marketing-related responsibilities, as the exploit requires a low-privileged authenticated session - reducing the pool of potential attackers limits practical risk. Organizations should also enable Oracle EBS audit logging on the Audience component to detect anomalous data access patterns during the patch window.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Marketing 12.2.3 ≤12.2.15

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_marketing no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle Marketing is a component of Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), an integrated enterprise resource planning suite commonly deployed in large organizations. The affected component is 'Audience', a marketing segmentation and list-management feature within Oracle Marketing. The vulnerability spans all supported releases from 12.2.3 to 12.2.15, a broad range indicating the flaw is longstanding in the codebase. Although no CWE is assigned by NVD, the 'Authentication Bypass' tag from the intelligence source suggests the root cause is likely an improper access control or authorization check deficiency (analogous to CWE-284 or CWE-863), allowing a low-privileged user to escalate data access beyond their intended authorization scope. The CVSS scope-change indicator (S:C) implies the flaw breaks the authorization boundary between Oracle Marketing and adjacent EBS modules, meaning session context or shared data-access layers may be involved.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 7.7 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 7.7 HIGH

Network-reachable via HTTP with only a low-privileged account; scope change confirmed by cross-product data access; no integrity or availability impact observed.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Marketing product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Audience). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Marketing. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Marketing, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Marketing accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.7 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle Marketing versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability allowing users with basic system privileges to access all confidential data within the marketing platform and potentially escalate exposure to other Oracle E-Business Suite systems. No vendor patch is currently available. Organizations using affected versions face immediate risk of unauthorized access to customer data and proprietary marketing assets by internal users or attackers with low-level credentials.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Implement network segmentation restricting Oracle Marketing access; deploy WAF/IPS rules to block authentication bypass attempts; restrict low-privilege account creation and audit existing low-privilege access to the Audience component; enable comprehensive logging and real-time alerting on authentication and data access events; disable HTTP access to the Audience component in favor of HTTPS with mutual TLS if available; implement endpoint detection and response (EDR) monitoring for suspicious activity from low-privilege accounts.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise ERP suite, large-org deployments, not universally adopted
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 0.4%
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· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
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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