CVE-2026-60648
Summary
by MITRE • 07/22/2026
Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Content product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Web Content Management). 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 manages web content through its Web Content Management functionality. The affected versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 represent critical security flaws that can be exploited by low-privileged attackers with network access via HTTP protocols. The vulnerability's exploitability score of 8.0 on the CVSS 3.1 scale indicates a high-severity threat that can result in complete compromise of the targeted system.
The technical flaw manifests as a weakness that permits unauthorized access through HTTP connections, requiring minimal privileges from an attacker who can establish network communication with the vulnerable server. The vulnerability's classification as easily exploitable suggests that the attack vector does not require complex prerequisites or specialized knowledge beyond basic network connectivity. However, successful exploitation necessitates human interaction from users other than the attacker, indicating that social engineering or user manipulation may be required to complete the attack chain.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends across all three fundamental security principles outlined in the CVSS scoring: confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The high scores across all impact metrics demonstrate that successful exploitation can lead to comprehensive system compromise where attackers can gain full control over Oracle WebCenter Content operations. This level of access enables unauthorized data exfiltration, modification of content management systems, and potential disruption of business-critical web content services.
From a cybersecurity framework perspective, this vulnerability aligns with CWE categories related to insufficient input validation and weak session management, though specific CWE identification requires detailed analysis of the underlying flaw. The ATT&CK framework would classify this as a privilege escalation or initial access vector that leverages network-based attack techniques, potentially progressing through command and control phases once successful exploitation occurs.
Organizations should immediately implement mitigations including patching affected versions to the latest security releases from Oracle, implementing network segmentation to limit access to WebCenter Content servers, and establishing robust monitoring for unauthorized HTTP traffic patterns. Additional defensive measures should include user access controls, regular security assessments of content management systems, and implementation of web application firewalls to detect anomalous HTTP requests targeting known vulnerable endpoints within the Oracle WebCenter Content environment.