CVE-2026-61156 in Commerce Guided Search Platform Services
Summary
by MITRE • 07/22/2026
Vulnerability in the Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services product of Oracle Commerce (component: Forge). The supported version that is affected is 11.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTPS to compromise Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/22/2026
This vulnerability exists within Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services component known as Forge, affecting version 11.4.0 specifically. The flaw represents a critical security weakness that can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers who have network access through HTTPS protocols. The vulnerability's ease of exploitation means that attackers require minimal prerequisites to launch successful attacks against the system, making it particularly dangerous in production environments where such services are exposed to external networks.
The technical nature of this vulnerability stems from insufficient authentication mechanisms within the Forge component of Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services. Attackers can leverage this weakness to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data and operations within the platform without requiring valid credentials or prior authorization. The CVSS 3.1 score of 9.1 indicates a high severity level with significant impacts to both confidentiality and integrity, reflecting the potential for extensive data compromise and modification capabilities.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple unauthorized access to encompass complete control over critical platform data and operations. Successful exploitation allows attackers to create, delete, or modify sensitive information within the Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services environment, potentially leading to data corruption, loss of business intelligence, or disruption of commerce operations. The vulnerability's potential for complete access to all platform accessible data represents a severe risk to enterprise security and business continuity.
Security professionals should immediately implement network-level mitigations including firewall rules to restrict access to the affected Forge component, particularly if it is exposed to untrusted networks. Regular updates and patches from Oracle should be applied promptly to address this vulnerability, as the ease of exploitation suggests that attackers may actively target systems with this flaw. Additionally, organizations should conduct comprehensive security assessments to identify other potentially vulnerable components within their Oracle Commerce implementations and implement proper access controls and monitoring mechanisms to detect unauthorized activities.
This vulnerability aligns with CWE-287 which addresses improper authentication issues in software systems, and reflects patterns commonly seen in the ATT&CK framework under initial access techniques where adversaries exploit weak authentication mechanisms to gain entry to target systems. The lack of required privileges for exploitation makes this particularly concerning as it bypasses traditional security controls that rely on proper authentication before granting access to sensitive resources. Organizations should consider implementing additional security layers including intrusion detection systems and behavioral analytics to identify potential exploitation attempts against vulnerable services.
The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) clearly demonstrates the vulnerability's characteristics with network accessibility, low attack complexity, no required privileges, and no user interaction needed. The high confidentiality and integrity impacts indicate that attackers can access or modify sensitive data without detection, while the absence of availability impact suggests this vulnerability primarily focuses on unauthorized data manipulation rather than system disruption. This classification places the vulnerability in a category where immediate remediation is critical for maintaining secure commerce platform operations and protecting business-critical data assets from unauthorized access and modification.