Oracle WebCenter Portal 12.2.1.4.0 Discussion Forums code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle WebCenter Portal 12.2.1.4.0. It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Discussion Forums. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-39022. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle WebCenter Portal 12.2.1.4.0 (Content Management System). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Discussion Forums. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 10/17/2023 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2023. It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-39022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/20/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-1997). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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07/25/2023 🔍
10/17/2023 +84 days 🔍
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10/18/2023 +1 days 🔍
07/20/2025 +641 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2023
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-39022 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-39022
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-242683
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2023 06:15
Updated: 07/20/2025 23:16
Changes: 10/18/2023 06:15 (38), 11/09/2023 13:18 (2), 11/09/2023 13:24 (11), 07/20/2025 23:16 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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