Attack ChainAIDerived
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AccessObtain low-privileged EBS credentials
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DeliveryConnect to EBS server via HTTP
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ExploitSend crafted request to Internal Operations component
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ExecutionBypass intra-application authorization check
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ImpactRead all accessible financial data
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires a valid, low-privileged Oracle E-Business Suite user account with HTTP network connectivity to the EBS application server hosting Public Sector Financials. The affected module (Internal Operations) must be deployed, which is standard in Public Sector Financials installations. Exploitation is limited to data read access; no write, delete, or code-execution capability is indicated. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag suggests the bypass operates at the intra-application authorization layer (role or object-level), meaning that possession of any EBS login credential - not necessarily one with permissions to the Internal Operations component - may be sufficient. External unauthenticated attackers are excluded unless they first obtain EBS credentials. No specific non-default configuration trigger is described, implying the flaw affects standard deployments of the named versions. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) reflects a meaningful but bounded risk: any authenticated low-privileged user on the network can trivially read all data accessible within the application. The low attack complexity and absence of user interaction interaction requirements make exploitation straightforward for any insider or credential-holding external attacker. However, the scope is unchanged (S:U), and integrity and availability are unaffected (I:N/A:N), limiting the blast radius to data exfiltration. A notable analytical tension exists between the 'Authentication Bypass' tag in ENISA EUVD data and the CVSS PR:L metric - a true authentication bypass would typically yield PR:N; the PR:L assignment suggests an authenticated user bypasses role-based or object-level authorization rather than subverting login entirely. This distinction matters for defenders: the attack requires at minimum a valid EBS user account. No EPSS score was provided; without it, exploitation probability cannot be quantified precisely, but the trivial exploitation mechanics (AV:N/AC:L) suggest high exploitation likelihood if credentials are obtained. No KEV listing and no POC reduce immediate urgency, but the sensitivity of public-sector financial data elevates the impact classification for affected organizations. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker holding a low-privileged Oracle EBS user account - obtained via credential phishing, password reuse, or insider access - sends a crafted HTTP request to the Internal Operations component, bypassing the intended authorization check. The attacker receives a full data dump or is able to iterate over financial records across all organizational units within the Public Sector Financials application, exfiltrating sensitive government budget, procurement, or payment data without triggering standard access-control denials. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026
Unauthorized read access to all data within Oracle Public Sector Financials (E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3-12.2.15) is achievable by a low-privileged attacker over HTTP, requiring no user interaction and no elevated privileges beyond a basic network account. The Internal Operations component fails to enforce appropriate access controls, enabling complete confidentiality compromise of government financial records. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and this vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, though the 'Authentication Bypass' tag in available intelligence suggests the flaw may involve bypassing intra-application authorization rather than authentication itself.
RemediationAI
Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update for July 2026 as documented at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html. Oracle CPUs are cumulative, so organizations should apply the full July 2026 CPU to bring affected EBS 12.2.x instances to the patched state; the exact remediated version number is not independently confirmed in available intelligence and should be verified directly against Oracle's advisory. If immediate patching is not feasible, compensating controls should include restricting network access to the EBS Internal Operations component to only authorized users via firewall or network segmentation, reducing the pool of accounts that can reach the vulnerable endpoint. Auditing EBS user accounts to enforce least-privilege and revoking unnecessary low-privileged accounts limits the attacker base. Note that network segmentation does not eliminate risk if attackers already hold valid EBS credentials from phishing or credential reuse. Monitor EBS application logs for anomalous queries against the Internal Operations component as a detection measure.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Oracle Public Sector Financials is a specialized module within Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) designed for government and public-sector organizations to manage budgeting, procurement, and financial operations. The affected component, Internal Operations, is exposed over HTTP and processes requests from authenticated EBS users. The vulnerability exists across all release 12 patch levels from 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 of the EBS stack. No CWE identifier was assigned by NVD or Oracle, limiting precise root-cause classification; however, the 'Authentication Bypass' tag in ENISA EUVD intelligence (EUVD-2026-47514) combined with the CVSS confidentiality-only impact suggests a broken access control or authorization bypass pattern (consistent with CWE-284 or CWE-863) rather than a memory-safety issue. The attack vector is network (AV:N) via HTTP with low attack complexity (AC:L), indicating a straightforward HTTP request is sufficient to trigger the flaw.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Network-accessible HTTP attack requiring low-privilege credentials; confidentiality-only impact with no integrity or availability effects, and no scope change confirmed.
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CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the Oracle Public Sector Financials 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 Public Sector Financials. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Public Sector Financials accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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