Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Sites product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: WebCenter Sites). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Sites. While the vulnerability is in Oracle WebCenter Sites, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebCenter Sites. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 9.1 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability in Oracle WebCenter Sites, an access‑control flaw (CWE-284), allows a high‑privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the entire application. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands, resulting in a full takeover of the WebCenter Sites instance. The impact spans confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as the CVSS vector indicates high impact to all three dimensions.

Affected Systems

Affected versions are Oracle WebCenter Sites 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0. Both releases are part of Oracle Fusion Middleware and are vulnerable if no patch is applied.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS base score of 9.1 reflects high severity. The EPSS score of <1% indicates a low probability of exploitation, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, meaning there are no known active exploits at this time. However, the attack vector is network‑based, requires high privilege, and poses a significant risk to any environment exposing WebCenter Sites to external traffic.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 21, 2026 at 12:53 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Oracle patch for WebCenter Sites 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 as detailed in the Oracle Security Alert August 2026.
  • Restrict HTTP access to the WebCenter Sites instance to trusted IP addresses and enforce strong authentication, mitigating the possibility of unauthorized high‑privileged exploitation.
  • Review and harden WebCenter Sites configuration by disabling unused administrative functions and verifying that privilege levels and access controls are correctly enforced, removing unnecessary administrative accounts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 21, 2026 at 12:53 UTC.

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History

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Sites product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: WebCenter Sites). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Sites. While the vulnerability is in Oracle WebCenter Sites, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebCenter Sites. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
First Time appeared Oracle
Oracle webcenter Sites
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_sites:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_sites:14.1.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Oracle
Oracle webcenter Sites
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Oracle Webcenter Sites
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: oracle

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-20T19:49:18.519Z

Reserved: 2026-07-08T15:51:55.609Z

Link: CVE-2026-61034

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-18T21:16:53.220

Modified: 2026-08-21T16:03:35.990

Link: CVE-2026-61034

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T13:15:05Z

Weaknesses