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Oracle REST Data Services EUVDEUVD-2026-105789

| CVE-2026-101373 LOW
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-c6h8-46hm-p983
2.4
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 high-privileged ORDS access
  2. Exploit
    Craft malicious HTTP request/link
  3. Execution
    Induce privileged user to interact
  4. Impact
    Perform unauthorized data modification

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 the attacker to already possess high administrative/application privileges within Oracle REST Data Services (PR:H) AND to lure a separate, non-attacker human into interacting with crafted content over HTTP (UI:R). These two prerequisites are the primary limiting factors: a purely remote, unauthenticated attacker cannot exploit this, and no automated/mass exploitation is feasible because a second human's action is mandatory. Affected deployments are ORDS Core versions 24.2.0 through 26.1.0; impact is limited to unauthorized modification (update/insert/delete) of only some ORDS-accessible data, with no read access and no availability impact.

Impact

This is a low-priority vulnerability by every available signal. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 2.4 (Low), with a vector of AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - network attack vector but gated behind high privileges (PR:H) AND user interaction (UI:R), with only a low integrity impact and no confidentiality or availability impact. No EPSS score was provided in the input, and there is no CISA KEV listing and no POC referenced, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The combination of a high-privilege prerequisite plus required interaction from a second human, yielding only partial integrity impact on 'some' accessible data, places this firmly in the low-real-risk category rather than an urgent priority. One notable data conflict: the input carries an 'Authentication Bypass' tag, which directly contradicts the CVSS PR:H requirement (an already-high-privileged attacker is the opposite of bypassing authentication) - this tag appears mislabeled and should not drive prioritization. SSVC-style reading: exploitation=none observed, automatable=no (requires human interaction), technical impact=partial. Treat as routine patching during the normal Oracle CPU cycle.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds high-privileged access to an Oracle REST Data Services deployment crafts a malicious request or link and induces a separate, legitimate user to interact with it over HTTP, resulting in unauthorized update, insert, or delete of a limited subset of ORDS-accessible data. No public exploit code is known, and the dual requirement of pre-existing high privilege plus victim interaction makes opportunistic exploitation impractical. Impact is confined to data integrity - no data disclosure or service disruption occurs.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026

Oracle REST Data Services (ORDS) Core versions 24.2.0 through 26.1.0 allow a high-privileged authenticated user to induce a separate person into a crafted HTTP interaction, resulting in unauthorized update, insert, or delete operations against a limited subset of ORDS-accessible data. Successful exploitation requires two prerequisites that sharply constrain risk: the attacker must already hold high administrative or application privileges inside ORDS (PR:H), and a second, non-attacker human must be persuaded to interact with attacker-crafted content over HTTP (UI:R). Impact is integrity-only and partial (I:L) with no confidentiality or availability effect; no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, and the low 2.4 base score reflects the heavy prerequisite burden rather than a benign code path.

RemediationAI

Apply the fix shipped in the Oracle Critical Patch Update for October 2026 (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html) - Oracle CPU advisories are the vendor's supported patch channel and list the corrected ORDS build for the 24.2.0-26.1.0 range; the exact fixed version string is not enumerated in the intelligence supplied here, so confirm the target build against that advisory before upgrading and follow the standard ORDS upgrade procedure (back up the configuration directory, redeploy the ords.war against the existing schema, and re-run ORDS install/upgrade). Where patching must be staged, compensating controls are: restrict network reachability to ORDS administrative and privileged REST endpoints so only trusted management networks can reach them (trade-off: breaks legitimate remote administration and CI integrations), and reduce the privileged-user population that can reach the affected Core functionality (trade-off: operational overhead and possible disruption of automation accounts). Because exploitation mandates a victim's interaction, add user-awareness controls and, where feasible, enforce anti-CSRF protections at the fronting reverse proxy or WAF for state-changing ORDS requests (trade-off: false positives on legitimate REST clients and possible breakage of non-browser integrations that do not send expected headers). Audit ORDS access logs for modification requests (POST/PUT/PATCH/DELETE) issued by high-privilege accounts in unusual pairings with end-user sessions as a detection measure; note this is detective only and does not prevent exploitation. Patch status: Patch available per vendor advisory (Oracle CPU October 2026); exact fixed build not independently confirmed from the supplied data.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle REST Data Services 24.2.0 ≤26.1.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_rest_data_services 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 REST Data Services is a Java-based mid-tier component that publishes Oracle Database objects and custom handlers as RESTful HTTP endpoints (AutoREST and REST module templates), typically deployed behind Jetty, Tomcat, or WebLogic and mapping HTTP verbs onto SQL DML against the backing schema. The Oracle CPU advisory classifies the flaw only as 'Core' with no CWE assigned, so the precise defect class is not publicly documented; however, the CVSS profile (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) is characteristic of a request-integrity or content-handling weakness in which a privileged caller can cause a victim's browser session to emit a state-changing request, or can place crafted content that a privileged victim later acts upon. Because the vector carries PR:H, the vulnerable endpoint sits behind ORDS privilege checks and cannot be reached by an anonymous caller; because it carries UI:R, a purely scripted or automated attack against the server alone is insufficient - a human must complete the interaction. Scope is unchanged (S:U), meaning the manipulation stays within ORDS's own security authority and does not cascade to the underlying database or host.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 2.4 LOW
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 2.4 LOW

Network HTTP vector (AV:N) but gated by high privilege (PR:H) and mandatory second-user interaction (UI:R); only partial integrity impact (I:L), no confidentiality or availability effect.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in Oracle REST Data Services (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 24.2.0-26.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle REST Data Services. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle REST Data Services accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 2.4 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 84% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
Common Oracle database middleware, but a specific optional REST component
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 LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
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
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Low

Priority Score

12
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +12
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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