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Oracle HRMS (UK) EUVDEUVD-2026-106307

| CVE-2026-83389 MEDIUM
Information Exposure (CWE-200)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-ffwx-p5cj-4x9c
5.4
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
    Authenticate with low-privilege EBS account
  2. Delivery
    Inject crafted payload into HRMS (UK) component
  3. Exploit
    Victim user views malicious content
  4. Execution
    Payload executes in victim session (scope change)
  5. Impact
    Unauthorized read and update/insert/delete of EBS data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery

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 possess a valid low-privilege authenticated account on Oracle HRMS (UK) within Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3-12.2.15 (PR:L), and additionally requires human interaction from a separate victim user who must view or act on the attacker-supplied content (UI:R) for the payload to trigger. The scope change means successful execution can affect additional EBS products beyond HRMS (UK). Limiting factors that reduce real-world risk: no anonymous/unauthenticated path exists, the mandatory second-party interaction prevents fully automated mass exploitation, and impact is bounded to partial data reads and some write access with no availability effect.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity, context-dependent issue rather than an urgent priority. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) tells a consistent story: network-reachable and low-complexity, but gated behind two meaningful barriers - the attacker must already hold low-privilege authenticated access (PR:L) and must induce human interaction from a different victim (UI:R). The scope change (S:C) combined with low confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact (C:L/I:L/A:N) is the classic signature of a cross-site-scripting / injection-style flaw where attacker-controlled content executes in a victim's authenticated session and reaches beyond the immediately vulnerable module. No EPSS score was provided, there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit was identified, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. One data-quality concern: the input carries an 'Authentication Bypass' tag, which directly contradicts the CVSS vector - a genuine auth bypass would be PR:N, whereas this vulnerability explicitly requires PR:L authenticated privileges and victim interaction. Treat that tag as suspect and verify against Oracle CPU October 2026 advisory. Net: real but not high-urgency; prioritize behind unauthenticated/no-interaction EBS flaws in the same patch set.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A low-privileged but authenticated Oracle E-Business Suite user crafts a malicious payload within the HRMS (UK) Internal Operations component and plants it where another user - such as an HR administrator - will encounter it. When that victim views the attacker-influenced content in their authenticated session, the payload executes in their context, allowing limited unauthorized reads and some update/insert/delete actions whose effect can extend to other EBS products via the scope change. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026

A moderately severe flaw in Oracle HRMS (UK), a module of Oracle E-Business Suite, lets a low-privileged authenticated user with HTTP network access manipulate content that a separate victim must interact with, ultimately granting unauthorized read and limited write access to HRMS (UK) data and potentially affecting other EBS components due to a scope change. Versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 are affected; no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, and the CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.4. Successful abuse hinges on two prerequisites: a valid low-privilege account and a second user's interaction, which curbs automated mass exploitation.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: apply the Oracle E-Business Suite fixes published in the October 2026 Critical Patch Update at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html, which is the authoritative source for the exact patched 12.2.x release level for HRMS (UK) 12.2.3-12.2.15; the advisory should be consulted per installed patchset since version numbers are not enumerated in the available data. Until patching completes, reduce exposure by removing HRMS (UK) responsibility assignments from accounts that do not strictly need them, since the attack requires a valid low-privilege account (trade-off: users lose UK HR self-service functions), and by restricting network access to the EBS application tier to trusted networks or VPN so only managed clients reach the HTTP endpoints (trade-off: no remote or mobile access without VPN). Because exploitation also requires human interaction by a second user, reinforce user awareness around unexpected HRMS (UK) links and content and enforce modern browser protections, understanding these are partial mitigations rather than a fix. Monitor EBS access and audit logs for anomalous HRMS (UK) read/write activity from low-privilege accounts as a detection backstop.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle HRMS (UK) 12.2.3 ≤12.2.15

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_hrms_uk 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 E-Business Suite's HRMS (UK) localization module handles UK-specific HR data and internal operations processing within the wider EBS 12.2.x application stack, which is typically exposed over HTTP/HTTPS through the Oracle Application Server tier. The issue fits the authentication-bypass/tagging context loosely, but the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) makes clear the root cause is a combination of insufficient authorization/trust enforcement on user-supplied content plus a client-side interaction requirement rather than a classic pre-auth bypass. No CWE was assigned in the source data, so the precise defect class is not formally characterized; behaviorally it resembles a cross-boundary injection or tampering issue where attacker-influenced request data is processed under victim privileges. The S:C scope change indicates the vulnerable component's security authority does not fully bound the impact, so damage can extend to other EBS products sharing the session or trust context. Impact is restricted to partial confidentiality and integrity loss with no availability effect.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 5.4 MEDIUM

Network-reachable via HTTP (AV:N/AC:L) but requires an authenticated low-privilege account (PR:L) and victim interaction (UI:R); payload crosses into other products (S:C) with partial C/I impact and no availability loss.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle HRMS (UK) product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). 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 HRMS (UK). Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle HRMS (UK), attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle HRMS (UK) accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle HRMS (UK) accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 89% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
region-specific HRMS module within widely-deployed Oracle EBS, limited footprint
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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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· derived
Medium

Priority Score

27
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +27
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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