Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privilege EBS account credentials
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DeliveryAccess Oracle HRMS Internal Operations endpoint via HTTP
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ExploitCraft and send specially formed HTTP request
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ExecutionAlign AC:H exploitation conditions (timing or state)
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ImpactRead subset of HRMS data or cause partial service disruption
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 a valid low-privileged account within the Oracle E-Business Suite environment (PR:L) with network access to the HRMS application tier via HTTP. The attack complexity is rated High (AC:H), meaning additional conditions beyond attacker control must align - such as specific server-side state, timing, or a race condition within the Internal Operations component. No user interaction is required (UI:N). Limiting factors include: mandatory authentication with at minimum a low-privileged account (no unauthenticated attack path exists), high complexity reducing reliable exploit success, and the partial/limited impact scope (C:L, A:L) even upon successful exploitation. The vulnerability does not enable integrity compromise (I:N). Organizations where HRMS network access is restricted to internal corporate networks or VPN have significantly reduced exposure compared to internet-facing EBS deployments. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.2 (Medium) is derived from a vector of AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L. The network attack vector (AV:N) is the most concerning element - the flaw is reachable without local access - but AC:H (high complexity) substantially reduces exploitability by requiring conditions beyond the attacker's direct control, such as race conditions, specific server state, or timing dependencies. PR:L confirms a low-privileged account is necessary, eliminating fully unauthenticated attack paths. Impact is constrained: partial data read (C:L) and partial DoS (A:L) with no integrity impact (I:N). EPSS score was not provided in available data, preventing probability-of-exploitation quantification. No CISA KEV listing exists, and no public proof-of-concept has been identified. Taken together, this is a real but low-urgency vulnerability - the combination of required authentication, high exploitation complexity, and limited impact scope means it is unlikely to be targeted opportunistically. It should be prioritized in the standard patch cycle rather than as an emergency fix. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with a low-privileged account in the Oracle E-Business Suite environment sends crafted HTTP requests to the Internal Operations endpoint of Oracle HRMS (US). Under high-complexity conditions - such as a specific server state, timing window, or race condition - the attacker successfully reads a subset of sensitive HRMS data (e.g., HR records accessible to their privilege tier) or triggers a partial disruption of the HRMS service. No public exploit code exists at time of analysis, and reliable exploitation requires overcoming AC:H conditions that limit opportunistic attacks. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026
Oracle HRMS (US) Internal Operations component in E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 exposes a network-accessible flaw that allows a low-privileged authenticated attacker to read a subset of HRMS data and cause partial denial of service via HTTP under high-complexity conditions. Disclosed by Oracle via the July 2026 Critical Patch Update (CPU), the vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 4.2 (Medium), with no public exploit and no active exploitation confirmed at time of analysis. The high attack complexity (AC:H) materially constrains real-world exploitability despite the network-accessible attack vector.
RemediationAI
Apply the patch bundle released as part of Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2026, available at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html. The exact patched EBS version number is not independently confirmed from available data - consult the Oracle advisory directly to identify the correct patch set for your installed EBS version (12.2.3-12.2.15). Oracle CPUs are cumulative, so applying the July 2026 CPU addresses this and all prior unpatched vulnerabilities. As a compensating control prior to patching, restrict network access to the EBS Internal Operations HTTP endpoints to only those user accounts and network segments that legitimately require low-privileged HRMS access, reducing the attacker pool and raising the effective barrier; note this does not eliminate the vulnerability but raises practical exploitation difficulty. Disabling the Internal Operations component entirely is likely operationally infeasible in production EBS environments and should not be attempted without Oracle guidance.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
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Oracle HRMS (US) is the Human Resources Management System module within Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), a widely deployed enterprise ERP platform serving large organizations primarily in the US. The affected component - Internal Operations - indicates the flaw resides within server-side processing logic exposed over HTTP rather than a client-facing UI. Affected versions span 12.2.3 through 12.2.15, a broad range of the EBS 12.2 Release 2 family. No CWE classification was provided by the reporter (secalert_us@oracle.com), which limits root-cause attribution; however, the CVSS impact profile (C:L, I:N, A:L with AC:H) is consistent with either a logic flaw enabling partial information disclosure under race or state conditions, or a resource exhaustion path exploitable only under constrained circumstances. The HTTP attack vector confirms exposure over standard web interfaces used by EBS application tiers.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Vendor-provided vector is internally consistent: network HTTP access (AV:N), authentication required (PR:L), high complexity for exploitation (AC:H), and limited dual-impact with no integrity effect (C:L/I:N/A:L).
Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).
CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the Oracle HRMS (US) product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle HRMS (US). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle HRMS (US) accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle HRMS (US). CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.2 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L).
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
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