Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privileged EBS account
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DeliveryAccess HCM Configuration Workbench Install component via HTTP
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ExploitSend crafted unauthorized request
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ExecutionRead restricted HCM data or manipulate records
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ImpactCause partial denial of service to component
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence 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 Oracle E-Business Suite account (PR:L per CVSS vector) and HTTP network access to the Oracle EBS application server hosting the HCM Configuration Workbench Install component. The component must be deployed and reachable - standard in most EBS HCM implementations. No user interaction is required (UI:N). Scope is unchanged (S:U), meaning impact is confined to the HCM Configuration Workbench component and its accessible data. Exploitation is strictly limited to authenticated users: unauthenticated external attackers cannot exploit this vulnerability directly. Organizations that restrict EBS application access to internal networks or VPN further reduce exposure to external threat actors, but do not mitigate insider or compromised-credential scenarios. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3 (Medium) accurately reflects the attack profile: network-reachable (AV:N), low complexity (AC:L), low-privilege credential requirement (PR:L), no user interaction (UI:N), and unchanged scope (S:U), with all three CIA impacts rated Low. Oracle's own characterization of the flaw as 'easily exploitable' aligns with the AC:L/PR:L metrics - the principal barrier to exploitation is possession of a valid low-privileged EBS account, not technical sophistication. No EPSS score is available in the provided data, preventing probabilistic exploitation likelihood assessment. No KEV listing exists and no POC has been identified, indicating no confirmed threat actor activity at time of analysis. The combined C:L/I:L/A:L impact profile limits blast radius: this is not a full-compromise or data-exfiltration-at-scale vulnerability, but rather a partial data manipulation and disruption risk. Oracle EBS environments are typically enterprise-internal, which reduces exposure to external attackers but elevates insider threat relevance. Real-world priority should be moderate: patch during the next planned maintenance window rather than emergency response, unless insider risk posture is elevated. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An insider or post-breach attacker with a low-privileged Oracle EBS account sends crafted HTTP requests to the Install component of the HCM Configuration Workbench. Leveraging the authorization flaw, the attacker reads restricted HCM configuration or employee records, manipulates (inserts, updates, or deletes) data within the component's accessible scope, and degrades the component's availability - potentially disrupting HCM configuration workflows. No POC code is publicly known at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026
Oracle HCM Configuration Workbench versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15, part of Oracle E-Business Suite, exposes its Install component to network-accessible exploitation by any low-privileged authenticated user over HTTP. Successful exploitation yields unauthorized read access to a subset of HCM data, unauthorized insert/update/delete capability against accessible data, and the ability to cause partial denial of service against the component. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, and the vulnerability was disclosed as part of Oracle's Critical Patch Update for July 2026.
RemediationAI
Apply the patches distributed in Oracle's Critical Patch Update for July 2026, available via the advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html. The exact patched release version is not independently confirmed beyond the CPU advisory - consult Oracle's patch set documentation for the precise patch identifier applicable to your EBS 12.2.x installation. As a compensating control prior to patching, restrict HTTP access to the HCM Configuration Workbench Install component at the network or application tier (e.g., via Oracle EBS function security, firewall ACLs, or reverse proxy path filtering), which reduces exposure but may disrupt legitimate administrative workflows. Additionally, audit and minimize the set of low-privileged accounts with access to HCM configuration endpoints to reduce the attacker pool. Note that scope restriction at the network layer does not eliminate insider exploitation risk.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Oracle HCM Configuration Workbench is the Human Capital Management configuration and deployment tooling embedded within Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), a large-scale enterprise resource planning platform. The affected component is specifically labeled 'Install,' indicating it likely handles configuration provisioning or setup operations within the HCM module. Affected versions span 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 as confirmed by both Oracle's CPU July 2026 advisory and EUVD-2026-47545. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) indicates the attack surface is HTTP-accessible, requires no complexity in the attack chain, and demands only low-privileged credentials - consistent with a flaw in an authenticated application endpoint that fails to properly authorize or validate input. No CWE classification was provided, so the precise root cause class (e.g., improper authorization, SQL injection, IDOR) cannot be confirmed from available intelligence.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Network HTTP access with low-privilege auth required; all three CIA impacts are partial and contained to the component, consistent with unauthorized data access and partial DoS.
Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).
CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the Oracle HCM Configuration Workbench product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Install). 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 HCM Configuration Workbench. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle HCM Configuration Workbench accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle HCM Configuration Workbench accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle HCM Configuration Workbench. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L).
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Unauthorized data manipulation in Oracle HCM Configuration Workbench (part of Oracle E-Business Suite, Spreadsheet Loadi
Full compromise of Oracle HCM Configuration Workbench (Rapid Implementation component) in Oracle E-Business Suite versio
Unauthorized data disclosure in Oracle HCM Configuration Workbench (Rapid Implementation component) of Oracle E-Business
Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle HCM Configuration Workbench component in Oracle E-Business Suite 12.1.1, 12.1.2,
EUVD-2026-47545
GHSA-2vr9-rgv6-6m6q
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
VulDB
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