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Oracle WebCenter Content EUVDEUVD-2026-106340

| CVE-2026-87299 MEDIUM
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-4g9g-gv2p-hrp9
6.1
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
    Craft malicious HTTP link to Content Server
  2. Exploit
    Lure authenticated user to interact
  3. Execution
    Injected payload executes in victim session
  4. Impact
    Read and tamper with WebCenter data across scope

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Least privilege enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires human interaction from a victim other than the attacker (CVSS UI:R) - a logged-in or targeted WebCenter Content user must click or render attacker-supplied content delivered over HTTP; the attacker needs no authentication (PR:N) but cannot trigger the flaw unattended. Limiting factors: the dependence on a victim's action makes automated mass exploitation impractical, and impact is bounded to limited (low) confidentiality and integrity with no availability effect. Applies to default-reachable HTTP interfaces of Content Server on Oracle WebCenter Content 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0; the scope change (S:C) means successful attacks may affect additional products beyond WebCenter Content itself.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity issue (CVSS 3.1 base 6.1) that should be prioritized as routine patching rather than an emergency. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw - but the mandatory user interaction (UI:R), scope change (S:C), limited confidentiality/integrity impact (C:L/I:L) and absence of availability impact (A:N) are the classic fingerprint of a cross-site scripting (XSS) / client-side injection flaw, not server-side code execution. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC is present in the supplied data, so there is no evidence of active or imminent exploitation; the signals are internally consistent (network vector tempered by required victim interaction) and point to targeted social-engineering rather than mass automated exploitation. Note the input Tag 'Authentication Bypass' conflicts with the description and CVSS profile, which describe an interaction-driven data-access flaw with no authentication-bypass behavior - treat that tag as suspect. Overall: a real but non-critical issue; apply the October 2026 CPU on a normal cycle.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a malicious HTTP request or link targeting the Oracle WebCenter Content Server and lures a logged-in user into opening it; because exploitation requires interaction from a victim other than the attacker, no POC is known and the attacker cannot act fully autonomously. When the victim interacts, injected content runs in their session context, letting the attacker read a subset of accessible data and perform limited unauthorized update/insert/delete operations, with effects potentially crossing into additional products (scope change).

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

Unauthenticated attackers with HTTP network access to the Content Server component of Oracle WebCenter Content can induce a targeted user to perform an interaction that grants limited unauthorized read and insert/update/delete access to application data, with scope change potentially extending impact to connected products. The issue affects versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1; no public exploit code or CISA KEV confirmation was identified at time of analysis, and the required victim interaction makes automated mass exploitation impractical.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2026 (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html), which is the vendor advisory identified in the input; patch availability is confirmed per vendor advisory, but exact patched build numbers are not specified in the provided data, so verify the minimum fixed version in the CPU before deploying. Because exploitation requires a victim interaction and no authentication, reduce exposure by restricting network access to Content Server HTTP interfaces to trusted networks through firewall or WAF rules (trade-off: limits legitimate remote and partner access), enforcing user awareness and phishing-resistant link handling for WebCenter Content users (trade-off: relies on user behavior and does not remove the underlying flaw), and monitoring Content Server logs for anomalous requests or unexpected data modifications (trade-off: detection rather than prevention). Apply the patch as routine maintenance priority rather than an emergency response.

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

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle WebCenter Content is an enterprise content management platform within Oracle Fusion Middleware, and its Content Server component exposes HTTP endpoints for repository access and content operations. The assessed CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N) describes a remotely reachable, low-complexity flaw that requires no credentials but depends on a victim other than the attacker performing an action such as clicking a crafted link or rendering attacker-supplied content. The scope change (S:C) indicates successful exploitation may affect resources beyond the vulnerable component's security authority, such as integrated or downstream products. Tagged as an authentication bypass, the underlying weakness class (no CWE was supplied in the input) appears to involve improper enforcement of authentication or authorization on an HTTP path, yielding limited confidentiality and integrity impact with no availability effect.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.1 MEDIUM

Network-reachable over HTTP with no auth (AV:N/PR:N) but needs victim interaction (UI:R); payload escapes into other contexts (S:C) with limited C/I impact and no availability loss.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/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
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
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. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Content. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and 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 update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle WebCenter Content accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle WebCenter Content accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 86% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
Oracle enterprise ECM middleware, common in large orgs but not ubiquitous
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

30
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +30
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

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