Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privilege Oracle EBS credentials
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ExploitAccess EBS Internal Operations component via HTTP
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ExecutionSend crafted request exploiting authorization control flaw
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ImpactRead restricted financial records or modify data beyond assigned permissions
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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 a valid low-privilege user account on the Oracle E-Business Suite instance - unauthenticated remote exploitation is not supported by the CVSS vector (PR:L). The attacker must have network access to the EBS HTTP interface and the target must be running Oracle Public Sector Financials versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. Exploitation is limited to the Internal Operations component; other EBS modules are not indicated as affected. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag suggests the flaw may not require the attacker's account to have any specific role or privilege within the Internal Operations module itself - a general low-privilege EBS account may suffice. No special platform, operating system, or non-default configuration is identified as a prerequisite. Limiting factors: requires prior authenticated access (eliminates fully external attackers without credentials), impact is partial rather than full data disclosure or system compromise, and availability is unaffected. |
| Impact | With a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium), the primary risk is limited unauthorized access to financial data - partial confidentiality and integrity impact only, with no availability disruption. The AV:N/AC:L vector confirms easy remote reachability over HTTP with no special conditions, but PR:L establishes that exploitation requires prior authentication with at least a low-privilege account. This meaningfully constrains the exposed attack surface to insiders, compromised user accounts, or threat actors who have already achieved initial access. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag is noteworthy but potentially misleading in conjunction with PR:L - it more likely refers to authorization bypass within a session rather than pre-auth exploitation; this should be verified against the Oracle October/July 2026 CPU detail. EPSS data was not provided; given the medium CVSS, public-sector target base, and absence of KEV listing or POC, real-world exploitation risk is moderate and likely opportunistic rather than mass-scale. The data impact (financial record read/modify) is consequential for public-sector organizations subject to audit and compliance requirements, elevating business risk beyond what the raw CVSS score implies. No conflicting CVSS signals are present, but the CWE absence and ambiguous 'Authentication Bypass' tag reduce analytical confidence. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A low-privileged user with a valid Oracle EBS account - such as an internal employee or a contractor with minimal system access - sends a crafted HTTP request to the Internal Operations component of Oracle Public Sector Financials. By exploiting the authorization control flaw, the attacker reads financial records or modifies data beyond their assigned permissions, potentially tampering with budget entries, vendor payment records, or procurement data. No public exploit code exists at time of analysis, so exploitation likely requires manual discovery of the specific request pattern. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026
Unauthorized data access in Oracle Public Sector Financials (component: Internal Operations) within Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 allows a low-privileged, network-authenticated attacker to read a subset of financial data and perform unauthorized insert, update, or delete operations via HTTP. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag associated with this vulnerability suggests the flaw may permit a low-privilege user to exceed their intended authorization scope within the Internal Operations component, rather than bypassing authentication entirely. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, though Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update addresses this issue.
RemediationAI
Apply the Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update, available at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html, which addresses this vulnerability in Oracle Public Sector Financials 12.2.3-12.2.15. The exact patched version sub-release is not independently confirmed beyond the CPU advisory reference. As a compensating control prior to patching, restrict HTTP access to the Internal Operations component to only those user accounts and network segments that genuinely require it - Oracle EBS function security and menu exclusions can limit exposure of the vulnerable component to the minimum required user population. Organizations should also review audit logs for the Internal Operations component for anomalous low-privilege access patterns that may indicate prior exploitation. Note that function-security restrictions within EBS do not eliminate the underlying vulnerability but reduce the pool of accounts that could trigger it.
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Oracle Public Sector Financials is a module within the Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) platform, a large-scale enterprise resource planning (ERP) system widely deployed by government and public sector organizations. The vulnerable component is 'Internal Operations,' which handles back-office financial processing logic accessible over HTTP. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N) indicates the vulnerability is reachable over the network without complexity, requiring only a valid low-privilege user session. No CWE identifier was assigned, but the 'Authentication Bypass' tag and the nature of the impact (unauthorized data read/write) suggest an authorization control flaw - likely improper access control or broken object-level authorization within the Internal Operations component - rather than a classic authentication bypass at the session layer. Affected versions span 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 per Oracle's advisory and ENISA EUVD-2026-47515.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Network-reachable HTTP component requiring a valid low-privilege account; partial data read/write impact only, no availability or scope change.
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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 update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Public Sector Financials accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Public Sector Financials 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:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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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