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Oracle WebCenter Sites EUVDEUVD-2026-79362

| CVE-2026-83034 HIGH
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-09-15 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-7587-xc2v-9q32
7.5
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
    Reach WebCenter Sites HTTP interface
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted unauthenticated request
  3. Exploit
    Bypass access control check
  4. Execution
    Read protected repository data
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate sensitive content

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
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 only network reachability to the WebCenter Sites HTTP interface of an affected installation (12.2.1.4.0 or 14.1.2.0.0) - the CVSS vector is PR:N/UI:N, so no credentials, session, or victim interaction are needed for unauthenticated request submission. A specific deployment precondition must be noted, however: Oracle does not disclose which WebCenter Sites feature, servlet, or REST endpoint contains the flaw, so a defender cannot confirm from the advisory whether a given site configuration (for example a particular publishing, satellite-server, or content-API mode) exposes the vulnerable surface, and environments where the interface is bound only to an internal network or fronted by an unrelated authentication layer are effectively shielded. There is no stated requirement for administrative access, no user-interaction requirement, and no indication that the flaw is limited to a specific operating system or application-server platform. What limits real-world exploitation is exposure and discovery, not privilege: the impact is confidentiality-only, so the attacker reads data rather than modifying or disrupting the site.

Impact

All available signals point the same direction: this is a low-effort, unauthenticated, network-reachable data-disclosure flaw, and the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) maps cleanly onto the description's claim of an 'easily exploitable' issue, so there is no vector-versus-narrative conflict to reconcile. The counterweight is that exploitation probability data is thin: no EPSS score, no POC indicator and no CISA KEV entry were supplied, meaning there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, and the true risk is driven almost entirely by whether a given WebCenter Sites instance is internet-facing. Oracle's own framing ('unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle WebCenter Sites accessible data') is unusually broad and suggests the blast radius could cover the whole content repository rather than a single object, so even a mid-sized municipal IT team in leszno should treat this as urgent if the portal is publicly reachable. Caveats to state explicitly: the CWE is missing, the specific vulnerable endpoint/component within WebCenter Sites is not disclosed, and the CVSS score is Oracle's own self-assessment rather than an independently reproduced finding - the impact is a confidentiality-only 7.5, so integrity and availability are unaffected, and there is no scope change.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with direct network reach to a public WebCenter Sites portal sends a crafted HTTP request to the vulnerable component, bypassing the access check and pulling back protected content, configuration-derived data or other repository material that the application can read. Because the vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, the request can be issued by any unauthenticated client - scripted enumeration of an internet-facing instance is realistic. No public proof-of-concept has been identified, so a working exploit would currently require the attacker to reverse the affected endpoint, but the low complexity means that barrier is not substantial.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 15, 2026

Unauthenticated attackers with HTTP network access to Oracle WebCenter Sites 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 can read data they should not be able to reach, including potentially all content and data the application can access. Oracle rates it 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/C:H/I:N/A:N), meaning no credentials, no user interaction and no special complexity are needed - only reachability to the web interface. There is no public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing at time of analysis, but the low attack requirements and high confidentiality impact make it a strong patch-now candidate for any internet-facing deployment.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Security Patch Update referenced in https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html - this is the only vendor-sanctioned fix, and because the advisory does not publish a discrete patch version number in the supplied data, treat the CPU/CSPU bundle for the applicable 12.2.1.4.0 or 14.1.2.0.0 release as the target and verify against Oracle's patch availability table before deployment. Until the patch is applied, the highest-value compensating control is to remove the WebCenter Sites HTTP listener from untrusted networks: place it behind an authenticating reverse proxy or VPN and restrict inbound access to known client networks, accepting that this breaks public-facing content delivery for anonymous visitors. A WAF in front of the site can block anomalous requests to WebCenter Sites endpoints and provide virtual patching, but its effectiveness is limited here because Oracle has not disclosed the specific vulnerable path, so signature coverage will be speculative; log and alert on anomalous unauthenticated access patterns to content-management paths as a detection backstop. Restrict administrative and authoring interfaces to management networks regardless, since those are separate exposure surfaces even after patching.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle WebCenter Sites 14.1.2.0.0
Oracle WebCenter Sites 12.2.1.4.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_webcenter_sites 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 Sites is a Java-based enterprise web content management and digital experience platform that ships as part of Oracle Fusion Middleware, typically fronting public marketing sites and portals. The flaw sits in the WebCenter Sites component itself and produces a pure confidentiality impact (C:H/I:N/A:N), which is the classic signature of an access-control or authorization check that can be bypassed or skipped rather than memory corruption. Oracle did not publish a CWE mapping for this advisory (CWE is listed as N/A in the source data), so the precise root-cause class - broken access control, missing authorization on a servlet/endpoint, or improper authentication enforcement - cannot be confirmed from the description alone; the supplied 'Authentication Bypass' tag is consistent with, but not proof of, that hypothesis. The attack surface is the HTTP(S) listener exposed by the WebCenter Sites application server. Affected CPE/versions per both Oracle and ENISA EUVD are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 only.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Unauthenticated network-reachable HTTP request with no complexity or interaction, producing confidentiality-only impact, matching Oracle's stated vector.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Sites product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: WebCenter Sites). 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 Sites. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle WebCenter Sites accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 65% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
legacy enterprise WCM platform, shrinking niche install base
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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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