CVE-2026-61012
Summary
by MITRE • 07/22/2026
Vulnerability in the Oracle Time and Labor product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). 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 Time and Labor. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Time and Labor accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle Time and Labor. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.1 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/22/2026
This vulnerability resides within Oracle Time and Labor, a component of the Oracle E-Business Suite that manages workforce time tracking and labor management processes. The affected versions span from 12.2.3 through 12.2.15, indicating a prolonged period of exposure where organizations operating these specific releases remained susceptible to exploitation. The vulnerability falls under CWE-284 Access Control Issues, specifically representing insufficient access control mechanisms that permit unauthorized modification of critical business data.
The technical flaw manifests as an insufficient authorization check within the Internal Operations component, allowing a low privileged attacker who can establish network connections via HTTP to perform unauthorized modifications to the time and labor database. This represents a classic privilege escalation vulnerability where minimal user credentials can be leveraged to achieve elevated access levels. The CVSS 3.1 scoring of 7.1 reflects the combination of integrity impact rated as high (I:H) and availability impact rated as low (A:L), indicating that while the primary concern is data modification rather than complete system compromise, the potential for unauthorized data manipulation remains significant.
Attackers exploiting this vulnerability can compromise critical time and labor data through unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification operations. This encompasses employee work hours, overtime records, payroll calculations, and other sensitive workforce management information. The partial denial of service component suggests that while full system shutdown is not guaranteed, operational disruption to the time and labor processing capabilities could occur. The attack vector requires network access via HTTP, making it relatively accessible to attackers who can reach the target system through standard web protocols.
Organizations utilizing affected Oracle E-Business Suite versions should prioritize immediate patching of the vulnerability through Oracle's security updates. Network segmentation and firewall rules should be implemented to limit unnecessary HTTP access to time and labor components. Access controls should be reviewed and strengthened to ensure proper least privilege principles are enforced. The vulnerability aligns with ATT&CK technique T1078 Valid Accounts, as attackers can leverage existing user credentials to exploit the authorization gap. Additionally, this represents a data integrity attack pattern under ATT&CK T1484 Valid Accounts, where unauthorized modification of time and labor records could impact payroll processing and workforce management operations.
Security monitoring should focus on unusual modification patterns within time and labor databases, particularly around employee work hour records and overtime calculations. Log analysis should be configured to detect unauthorized access attempts to the Internal Operations component. Incident response procedures should include immediate isolation of affected systems and comprehensive audit of all modifications made during the vulnerability window. The combination of integrity and availability impacts suggests that organizations must also consider backup and recovery procedures for time and labor data, as unauthorized modifications could require significant manual correction processes.
This vulnerability demonstrates the critical importance of maintaining current security patches in enterprise applications, particularly those handling sensitive workforce data. Organizations should implement regular vulnerability assessments across their Oracle E-Business Suite deployments to identify similar access control weaknesses. The relatively low exploit complexity (AC:L) combined with the high integrity impact indicates that this vulnerability represents a significant risk to business operations and could potentially impact payroll accuracy and labor compliance reporting requirements. Proper configuration management and regular security audits are essential to prevent exploitation of such authorization gaps in mission-critical financial and operational systems.