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How CVE-2026-60802 Works
CVE-2026-60802 is a privilege management vulnerability residing in the Internal Operations component of Oracle E-Business Intelligence, which is part of the broader Oracle E-Business Suite. The flaw affects versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 and stems from improper assignment, modification, tracking, or checking of privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control (CWE-269).
The vulnerability is easily exploitable over a network via HTTP, requiring no authentication. However, successful exploitation demands human interaction from a person other than the attacker—typically a legitimate user with access to the E-Business Intelligence interface. An unauthenticated remote attacker can craft malicious HTTP requests that, when clicked or opened by an authenticated user, trigger the flaw.
Once triggered, the vulnerability allows the attacker to perform unauthorized operations on Oracle E-Business Intelligence data, including:
– Unauthorized read access to a subset of accessible data (Confidentiality impact).
– Unauthorized update, insert, or delete access to some accessible data (Integrity impact).
The attack can also impact additional products beyond the initial component (scope change). The CVSS 3.1 Base Score is 6.1 (Medium), with the vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The EPSS score is 0.00238, indicating a low probability of exploitation in the wild. As of the latest updates, no public exploit or technical details are available, but the estimated exploit price ranges from $5,000 to $25,000.
DailyCVE Form:
Platform: Oracle E-Business Intelligence
Version: 12.2.3 – 12.2.15
Vulnerability: Privilege Management (CWE-269)
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.1)
date: 2026-07-21
Prediction: 2026-08-15 (next CPU)
What Undercode Say: Analytics
Bash Commands for Detection & Reconnaissance
Check Oracle E-Business Intelligence version
sqlplus -s apps/apps <<EOF
SELECT RELEASE_NAME FROM FND_PRODUCT_GROUPS;
EOF
Identify vulnerable Internal Operations endpoints
curl -k -X GET "https://<ebs-host>:<port>/OraIntelligence/InternalOps" \
-H "User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0" \
-H "Cookie: <session-cookie>" \
-v
Simulate a crafted HTTP request (PoC concept)
curl -k -X POST "https://<ebs-host>:<port>/OraIntelligence/InternalOps/privilege" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"action":"escalate","target":"<user>","privilege":"ADMIN"}' \
--cookie "jsessionid=<victim-session>"
Code Snippet (Conceptual Exploit Trigger)
import requests
Victim's authenticated session cookie (obtained via phishing or XSS)
session_cookie = {"JSESSIONID": "victim_session_id"}
Malicious payload to escalate privileges or modify data
payload = {
"operation": "update",
"resource": "/internal/config",
"data": {"privilege_level": "unrestricted"}
}
response = requests.post(
"https://<ebs-host>/OraIntelligence/InternalOps/update",
cookies=session_cookie,
json=payload
)
if response.status_code == 200:
print("[+] Privilege escalation likely successful")
else:
print("[-] Exploitation failed")
Undercode’s Observation:
- CTI Interest Score: Elevated (0.66–1.0 range).
- Exploit Market Price: $5k–$25k, indicating active interest from cybercriminal groups.
- EPSS: 0.00238 (low probability of exploitation in next 30 days).
- Attack Surface: Unauthenticated, network-accessible, requires user interaction—phishing campaigns targeting E-Business Intelligence users are the primary risk vector.
How Exploit: CVE-2026-60802
- Reconnaissance: Attacker identifies Oracle E-Business Intelligence instances running versions 12.2.3–12.2.15 via banner grabbing or Shodan.
- Phishing/Luring: Attacker sends a crafted link or malicious HTTP request to a legitimate user with access to the E-Business Intelligence interface.
- User Interaction: The victim clicks the link or opens the malicious request while authenticated to the Oracle E-Business Suite.
- Privilege Abuse: The vulnerability in the Internal Operations component fails to properly validate the user’s privileges, allowing the attacker’s payload to execute with the victim’s permissions.
- Data Manipulation: The attacker performs unauthorized read, update, insert, or delete operations on sensitive data within Oracle E-Business Intelligence.
- Scope Change: Due to the “scope change” attribute, the attack may also affect other integrated Oracle E-Business Suite products, amplifying the impact.
Protection: CVE-2026-60802
- Patch Application: Apply Oracle’s Critical Patch Update (CPU) as soon as it is released. Oracle typically addresses such vulnerabilities in the next CPU cycle (expected August 2026). Monitor Oracle Support Doc ID for the specific patch.
- Network Segmentation: Restrict access to Oracle E-Business Intelligence interfaces to trusted IP ranges and internal networks only.
- Web Application Firewall (WAF): Deploy WAF rules to block anomalous HTTP requests targeting the Internal Operations component.
- User Awareness: Train users to avoid clicking untrusted links and to verify the authenticity of requests, as exploitation requires human interaction.
- Session Management: Enforce short session timeouts and implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) to reduce the window of opportunity.
- Monitoring: Monitor logs for unusual HTTP POST/GET requests to `/OraIntelligence/InternalOps/` endpoints and alert on privilege changes or unauthorized data access patterns.
- Least Privilege: Regularly audit and restrict user privileges within Oracle E-Business Intelligence to minimize the impact of any successful exploit.
Impact: CVE-2026-60802
- Confidentiality: Unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle E-Business Intelligence data, potentially exposing sensitive business intelligence, financial reports, or customer information.
- Integrity: Unauthorized update, insert, or delete operations can corrupt or alter critical data, leading to inaccurate reporting and decision-making.
- Scope Change: The vulnerability may extend its impact to additional Oracle E-Business Suite products, increasing the overall risk surface.
- Business Operations: Data manipulation and unauthorized access can disrupt business processes, erode customer trust, and lead to regulatory penalties.
- Financial Loss: With exploit prices estimated at $5k–$25k, attackers have a financial incentive to target this vulnerability.
- Reputation: A successful attack could damage the organization’s reputation, especially if sensitive customer or partner data is exposed.
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Reported By: nvd.nist.gov
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