CVE-2026-60156 in APEX
Summary
by MITRE • 07/22/2026
Vulnerability in Oracle APEX (component: General). Supported versions that are affected are 24.1, 24.2 and 26.1. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle APEX. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle APEX accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/22/2026
Oracle Application Express represents a comprehensive web application development framework that enables rapid development of database-driven applications through a browser-based interface. This vulnerability affects versions 24.1, 24.2, and 26.1 of the Oracle APEX component, which are widely deployed across enterprise environments for business application development and management. The flaw resides within the general component architecture of the platform and manifests as an insufficient authentication mechanism that permits unauthorized access to sensitive data through HTTP network connections without requiring any valid credentials or session tokens.
The technical nature of this vulnerability stems from inadequate input validation and access control mechanisms within Oracle APEX's web interface handling processes. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this weakness by directly accessing specific endpoints or application resources through standard HTTP requests, bypassing the normal authentication and authorization procedures that should govern access to application data. This represents a critical design flaw in the platform's security architecture where the system fails to properly verify the identity of users attempting to access protected resources, allowing malicious actors to obtain unauthorized read access to sensitive data within the application scope.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data exposure, as it provides attackers with the capability to extract confidential information from Oracle APEX applications without requiring any prior authorization or credentials. The CVSS base score of 5.3 indicates a medium severity classification with confidentiality impacts, suggesting that while the vulnerability does not allow for privilege escalation or system compromise, it enables unauthorized data access that could include sensitive business information, user data, or application configuration details. This type of vulnerability directly violates fundamental security principles and can lead to significant business disruption, regulatory compliance violations, and potential financial losses.
Organizations utilizing affected Oracle APEX versions should immediately implement mitigations including network-level restrictions through firewalls and access control lists to limit exposure to trusted networks only, while also considering temporary application shutdowns until proper patches are applied. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-287 which addresses improper authentication issues in software systems, and represents a clear violation of the principle of least privilege as defined in security best practices. From an ATT&CK framework perspective, this weakness maps to techniques involving initial access through network service exploitation and credential dumping, where attackers can leverage the vulnerability to gain unauthorized data access without requiring valid credentials. The recommended remediation approach includes immediate patching of affected versions, implementation of additional authentication layers, and comprehensive security auditing of all Oracle APEX deployments to identify similar vulnerabilities across the enterprise infrastructure.