CVE-2026-60553
Summary
by MITRE • 07/22/2026
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. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Sites. While the vulnerability is in Oracle WebCenter Sites, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle WebCenter Sites accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle WebCenter Sites accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.7 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/22/2026
This vulnerability resides within Oracle WebCenter Sites, a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware that serves as a comprehensive web content management platform. The affected versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 represent critical security gaps that enable unauthenticated remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data and system functionality. The vulnerability's classification as difficult to exploit yet high-impact reflects the sophisticated nature of the attack vector, which requires network-level access via HTTP protocol to successfully compromise the system.
The technical flaw manifests through insufficient authentication controls within the WebCenter Sites component, allowing malicious actors to bypass normal access restrictions without requiring valid credentials. This weakness creates a pathway for attackers to perform unauthorized operations including data modification, deletion, and creation activities against the entire Oracle WebCenter Sites environment. The scope change aspect indicates that exploitation can potentially impact additional Oracle products within the broader Fusion Middleware ecosystem, amplifying the overall attack surface and potential damage.
From an operational perspective, this vulnerability presents severe consequences for organizations relying on Oracle WebCenter Sites for content management and digital asset handling. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.7 reflects the high severity classification due to both confidentiality and integrity impacts, meaning attackers can not only access sensitive data but also modify or delete critical information. The vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N) demonstrates that network-based attacks with high complexity are possible without prior privileges, while the scope change component indicates potential for cascading effects across multiple Oracle products.
Organizations should prioritize immediate remediation through official Oracle patches and security updates to address this vulnerability. Network segmentation and access controls should be implemented to limit exposure, while monitoring systems should be enhanced to detect anomalous HTTP traffic patterns. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) and potentially relates to ATT&CK techniques involving initial access through network services and privilege escalation through data manipulation. Security teams must also consider implementing web application firewalls and conducting thorough penetration testing to validate the effectiveness of their mitigation strategies against this specific threat vector.