CVE-2026-70987 in Commerce Experience Manager
Summary
by MITRE • 08/19/2026
Vulnerability in the Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager product of Oracle Commerce (component: Content Acquisition System). The supported version that is affected is 11.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 08/19/2026
The identified vulnerability resides within the Content Acquisition System component of Oracle Commerce Guided Search and Oracle Commerce Experience Manager, specifically affecting version 11.4.0. This security flaw represents a critical weakness in the application's access control mechanisms, allowing for unauthorized interaction with sensitive system resources without requiring prior authentication. The nature of this defect classifies it under CWE-287, which denotes Improper Authentication, as the software fails to adequately verify the identity of users attempting to access protected endpoints or data structures via HTTP requests. This lack of rigorous validation permits external actors to bypass standard security gates that are designed to restrict entry to administrative functions and proprietary content repositories.
From an operational perspective, this vulnerability is particularly dangerous due to its high exploitability characteristics. The attack vector is classified as network-accessible with low complexity, meaning that a remote attacker can leverage this flaw without needing specialized conditions or user interaction. Furthermore, the requirement for privileges is none, indicating that any individual on the internet who discovers the vulnerable endpoint can initiate an exploitation attempt. This aligns with ATT&CK technique T1078, Valid Accounts, although in this specific context, it often relates to T1528 Steal Application Access Token or general unauthorized access patterns where valid credentials are not even required because the authentication layer itself is bypassed entirely through flawed logic or missing checks.
The impact of a successful exploitation is severe, primarily driven by high confidentiality impacts as indicated by the CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability gains unauthorized access to critical data stored within the Oracle Commerce environment. This could include customer personal information, transaction histories, product catalogs, and other proprietary business intelligence that is integral to the organization's operations. In worst-case scenarios, the lack of proper isolation or authorization checks may lead to complete access to all accessible data within the system, effectively compromising the integrity and privacy of the entire commerce platform. While immediate impact on availability or integrity was not explicitly highlighted in the base score vector as primary outcomes, the exposure of sensitive data alone constitutes a significant breach that can trigger regulatory penalties under frameworks such as GDPR or CCPA due to the leakage of personally identifiable information.
To mitigate this risk, organizations running Oracle Commerce Guided Search and Experience Manager version 11.4.0 must apply the latest security patches provided by Oracle immediately. It is imperative to verify that all Content Acquisition System components are updated to a version where these authentication flaws have been remediated. In addition to patching, administrators should implement network-level controls such as Web Application Firewalls (WAF) to inspect incoming HTTP traffic for patterns associated with unauthorized access attempts or known exploitation signatures related to this vulnerability. Restricting direct internet exposure of the Content Acquisition System endpoints by placing them behind internal networks or VPNs can also reduce the attack surface until patches are fully deployed. Regular security audits and penetration testing should be conducted to ensure that no other similar authentication bypass vulnerabilities exist within the application stack, ensuring a defense-in-depth approach to protecting critical commerce data assets.