CVE-2026-60804: Oracle E-Business Auth Bypass Flaw

CVE-2026-60804 Overview

CVE-2026-60804 affects the Oracle E-Business Intelligence product within Oracle E-Business Suite, specifically the Definition component. Supported versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 are affected. The vulnerability allows a high-privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the integrity of Oracle E-Business Intelligence data. Exploitation is difficult and requires user interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks can result in unauthorized update, insert, or delete access to a subset of accessible data. Oracle published this issue in the July 2026 Critical Patch Update.

Critical Impact
Successful exploitation permits unauthorized modification of Oracle E-Business Intelligence data, impacting integrity but not confidentiality or availability.

Affected Products

Oracle E-Business Suite — Oracle E-Business Intelligence (Definition component)
Versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15
Deployments accessible over HTTP

Discovery Timeline

2026-07-21 - CVE-2026-60804 published to NVD
2026-07-21 - Last updated in NVD database
July 2026 - Addressed in the Oracle Security Alert July 2026

Technical Details for CVE-2026-60804

Vulnerability Analysis

The flaw resides in the Definition component of Oracle E-Business Intelligence. An authenticated attacker with high privileges can send crafted HTTP requests that, combined with an unrelated user's interaction, alter records accessible to the application. The scope is unchanged, meaning the impact is limited to resources managed by the vulnerable component. Confidentiality and availability are not impacted; only integrity is affected, and only for a subset of data. The exploitability profile is narrow because it requires prior privileged access, user interaction, and higher attack complexity. As of publication, no public proof-of-concept exists and the issue is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The EPSS probability sits at 0.207%, indicating a low likelihood of exploitation in the near term.

Root Cause

Oracle has not published detailed root-cause information. The advisory identifies the Definition component of Oracle E-Business Intelligence as the affected surface, and the CVSS profile indicates missing enforcement on integrity-impacting operations reachable by authenticated privileged users through HTTP.

Attack Vector

An attacker must already hold high-privilege credentials to the Oracle E-Business Suite environment. The attacker sends HTTP requests to the vulnerable Definition endpoints. A separate user must perform an action (for example, opening a crafted link or interacting with a report definition) for the attack chain to succeed. When both conditions align, the attacker can insert, update, or delete records in the accessible data set.

No verified public exploit code is available. Refer to the Oracle Security Alert July 2026 for vendor-supplied technical details.

Detection Methods for CVE-2026-60804

Indicators of Compromise

Unexpected modifications, inserts, or deletions in Oracle E-Business Intelligence definition tables performed by privileged accounts.
HTTP requests to Definition component endpoints originating from unusual source addresses or outside normal maintenance windows.
Anomalous session activity where a privileged administrator's session coincides with an interactive action from another user account.

Detection Strategies

Audit Oracle E-Business Suite application logs for write operations against Definition component objects and correlate with the initiating user.
Baseline privileged administrator behavior and alert on out-of-pattern write operations to intelligence definitions.
Enable Oracle database-level auditing on tables backing Definition metadata to capture insert, update, and delete statements.

Monitoring Recommendations

Ship Oracle E-Business Suite web tier and concurrent manager logs to a centralized analytics platform for correlation.
Monitor for HTTP requests to Definition URLs paired with user interaction events such as report launches or link clicks.
Track changes to E-Business Intelligence definition objects and require change-ticket correlation for approved modifications.

How to Mitigate CVE-2026-60804

Immediate Actions Required

Apply the fixes from the Oracle Security Alert July 2026 to any Oracle E-Business Suite deployment running 12.2.3 through 12.2.15.
Review and reduce accounts holding high privileges on Oracle E-Business Intelligence.
Enforce multi-factor authentication for administrative access to the E-Business Suite web tier.

Patch Information

Oracle addressed CVE-2026-60804 in the July 2026 Critical Patch Update. Administrators should download the applicable patch for their Oracle E-Business Suite version from My Oracle Support and follow the deployment steps in the Oracle Security Alert July 2026. Test the patch in a staging environment before promoting to production, and validate that custom Definition extensions continue to function.

Workarounds

Restrict HTTP access to the Oracle E-Business Suite management interfaces to trusted administrative networks.
Limit the number of accounts with write access to E-Business Intelligence Definition objects.
Train users to avoid interacting with unsolicited links or attachments referencing E-Business Suite URLs until patching is complete.

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# Configuration example: restrict access to E-Business Suite web tier
# using iptables to allow only trusted administrative subnets
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 8000 -s 10.10.0.0/24 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 8000 -j DROP