CVE-2026-60643 in WebCenter Content
Summary
by MITRE • 07/22/2026
Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Content product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Content Server). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Content. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebCenter Content. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/22/2026
This vulnerability resides within Oracle WebCenter Content, a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware that serves as a comprehensive content management platform for enterprise organizations. The affected versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 represent critical security gaps in the Content Server component that enable unauthorized access to sensitive organizational data. The vulnerability's classification as easily exploitable indicates that attackers can leverage relatively straightforward techniques to gain system access, making it particularly dangerous for organizations relying on this platform for content management and document storage.
The technical flaw manifests through a combination of insufficient authentication controls and inadequate input validation mechanisms within the Content Server's HTTP processing capabilities. Attackers with low privileges can exploit this weakness by leveraging network access via HTTP protocols to manipulate the application's behavior in ways that were not intended by the developers. The requirement for human interaction suggests that while the initial exploitation may be automated, some form of user involvement or system response is necessary to complete the attack vector successfully. This human interaction component typically involves social engineering elements where users must perform specific actions such as clicking malicious links or opening compromised documents.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data compromise to represent a complete system takeover scenario that can severely damage organizational security postures. With CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 8.0, the vulnerability achieves high severity status across all three core security principles: confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The high impact scores for confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H, I:H, A:H) indicate that successful exploitation can result in complete data exposure, modification of critical content, and system service disruption that can halt business operations. Organizations utilizing Oracle WebCenter Content for mission-critical document management, compliance storage, or enterprise content repositories face significant risk of data breaches and operational disruption.
From a cybersecurity framework perspective, this vulnerability aligns with CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) and potentially CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) depending on the specific exploitation method. The attack vector follows ATT&CK techniques related to privilege escalation and initial access through web application vulnerabilities. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H clearly indicates network-based exploitation with low complexity, requiring only low privileges, but necessitating user interaction for complete compromise. Organizations should implement immediate mitigations including applying Oracle's security patches, implementing network segmentation, monitoring HTTP traffic for suspicious patterns, and conducting thorough vulnerability assessments of their WebCenter Content deployments to prevent unauthorized access and potential data breaches that could compromise sensitive enterprise information assets.