CVE-2026-60978: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Scripting. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Scripting accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Scripting accessible data. in Oracle Corporation Oracle Scripting
CVE-2026-60978 is a vulnerability in Oracle Scripting within Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. It allows a high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Scripting, potentially resulting in unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, indicating medium severity with high confidentiality and integrity impacts but no availability impact. Oracle has published a Critical Patch Update advisory referencing this vulnerability but does not explicitly state the patch status for Oracle Scripting in the provided advisory content.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects Oracle Scripting component of Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 to 12.2.15. A high privileged attacker with network access over HTTP can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification access to critical or all Oracle Scripting accessible data. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality and integrity impacts. The vendor advisory references a Critical Patch Update for July 2026 containing numerous security patches but does not explicitly confirm a patch for this specific vulnerability. Patch status is therefore not confirmed and should be verified by consulting the vendor advisory directly.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data within Oracle Scripting, as well as unauthorized access to all data accessible by Oracle Scripting. This compromises confidentiality and integrity of the affected data but does not impact availability. The attacker must have high privileges and network access via HTTP to exploit this vulnerability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory for July 2026 at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html for current remediation guidance. Oracle strongly recommends applying security patches without delay and remaining on actively-supported versions. Until a patch is confirmed and applied, restrict network access to Oracle Scripting interfaces to trusted users with high privileges only.
CVE-2026-60978: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Scripting. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Scripting accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Scripting accessible data. in Oracle Corporation Oracle Scripting
Description
CVE-2026-60978 is a vulnerability in Oracle Scripting within Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. It allows a high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Scripting, potentially resulting in unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, indicating medium severity with high confidentiality and integrity impacts but no availability impact. Oracle has published a Critical Patch Update advisory referencing this vulnerability but does not explicitly state the patch status for Oracle Scripting in the provided advisory content.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects Oracle Scripting component of Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 to 12.2.15. A high privileged attacker with network access over HTTP can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification access to critical or all Oracle Scripting accessible data. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality and integrity impacts. The vendor advisory references a Critical Patch Update for July 2026 containing numerous security patches but does not explicitly confirm a patch for this specific vulnerability. Patch status is therefore not confirmed and should be verified by consulting the vendor advisory directly.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data within Oracle Scripting, as well as unauthorized access to all data accessible by Oracle Scripting. This compromises confidentiality and integrity of the affected data but does not impact availability. The attacker must have high privileges and network access via HTTP to exploit this vulnerability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory for July 2026 at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html for current remediation guidance. Oracle strongly recommends applying security patches without delay and remaining on actively-supported versions. Until a patch is confirmed and applied, restrict network access to Oracle Scripting interfaces to trusted users with high privileges only.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- oracle
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-08T15:51:55.605Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html","vendor":"Oracle"}]
Threat ID: 6a5fee1f9c2644c7f8d5cb5a
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 22:09:35 UTC
Last enriched: 07/22/2026, 02:37:54 UTC
Last updated: 07/22/2026, 02:37:54 UTC
Views: 2
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