Oracle Guided Search/Experience Manager 11.4.0 Content Acquisition System improper authorization

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6.0$5k-$25k0.40

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Oracle Guided Search and Experience Manager 11.4.0. This affects an unknown function of the component Content Acquisition System. This manipulation causes improper authorization. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-70983. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Guided Search and Experience Manager 11.4.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Content Acquisition System. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). 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 6.8 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-70983 since 08/05/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/19/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 6.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/05/2026 CVE reserved
08/18/2026 +13 days VulDB entry created
08/19/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
08/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: oracle.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-70983 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-70983
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-392125

Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2026 00:46
Changes: 08/19/2026 00:46 (61)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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