CVE-2026-60799
Summary
by MITRE • 07/22/2026
Vulnerability in the Oracle Compensation Workbench product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Compensation Workbench). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Compensation Workbench. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Compensation Workbench accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Compensation Workbench accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/22/2026
This vulnerability exists within Oracle Compensation Workbench, a component of the Oracle E-Business Suite that manages employee compensation processes and related data. The affected versions span from 12.2.3 through 12.2.15, representing a significant portion of the Oracle EBS release cycle where this particular flaw was present. The vulnerability is classified as easily exploitable, indicating that attackers with minimal technical expertise can leverage it effectively. This characteristic significantly increases the risk profile as it reduces the barrier to successful exploitation.
The technical nature of this vulnerability involves insufficient authorization controls within the Compensation Workbench component, allowing a low privileged attacker who can establish network connections through HTTP protocols to gain unauthorized access to sensitive compensation data. The CVSS 3.1 scoring of 7.1 reflects the severity of impact with a high confidentiality score indicating potential exposure of critical employee compensation information and a medium integrity score suggesting possible modification of some data. This vulnerability specifically targets the authentication and authorization mechanisms that should prevent unauthorized access to compensation records.
From an operational perspective, successful exploitation can lead to complete compromise of all accessible data within the Compensation Workbench, including sensitive salary information, performance ratings, bonus calculations, and other confidential employee compensation details. The attacker gains not only read access but also unauthorized update, insert, or delete capabilities for certain data within the system, potentially allowing them to manipulate compensation records, alter salary figures, or modify performance evaluations. This represents a significant risk to organizational integrity and employee privacy, as compensation data often contains sensitive personal financial information that could be used for identity theft or other malicious activities.
The vulnerability aligns with CWE-285, which addresses improper authorization issues in software systems, and follows patterns commonly associated with attack techniques documented in the MITRE ATT&CK framework under privilege escalation and credential access domains. Organizations should implement immediate mitigations including applying the latest security patches from Oracle, implementing network segmentation to limit HTTP access to only authorized personnel, enforcing strict access controls through Oracle's built-in security features, and conducting thorough monitoring of system access logs for suspicious activities. Additionally, regular security assessments and vulnerability scanning should be performed to identify similar authorization flaws across other Oracle EBS components that may require similar remediation efforts.