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Vulnerability in the Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services product of Oracle Commerce (component: Forge). The supported version that is affected is 11.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

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{
  "score": "9.8",
  "pubDate": "2026-07-21T22:18:46.870Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-07-21T22:18:46.870Z",
  "executiveSummary": "This critical security vulnerability resides within the Forge component of the Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services, specifically affecting version 11.4.0.\nThe vulnerability allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain full control over the affected service without requiring user interaction or prior credentials.\nCategorized with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, the flaw permits complete compromise of the Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability of the platform.\nGiven the nature of the Forge component, successful exploitation leads to total system takeover, which may be leveraged to execute arbitrary code within the application environment.\nThe vulnerability is accessible over standard network connections via HTTP, making the attack surface significant for internet-exposed instances.\nOrganizations must treat this as a high-priority risk, as the exploitation complexity is rated as low, requiring no specialized privileges or complex attack patterns.",
  "technicalDetails": "The vulnerability originates in the Forge component of the Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services, version 11.4.0. Forge is responsible for data processing and index creation within the platform, making it a highly privileged service that processes input data to generate searchable datasets.\nThe root cause involves the improper handling of input data during the ingestion or processing lifecycle, allowing an attacker to inject malicious payloads via HTTP requests. Since the Forge service is exposed to network-based HTTP communication, an attacker can transmit specifically crafted requests to the interface without needing to authenticate.\nThe attack flow begins with the reconnaissance of the network-exposed Forge interface. Once the attacker identifies the reachable endpoint, they deliver an exploit payload through an HTTP request. This request is processed by the vulnerable Forge component, which fails to properly validate or sanitize the input, leading to a state where the attacker can influence the execution flow.\nBy manipulating the processing logic within Forge, the attacker can achieve remote code execution (RCE) with the privileges of the Forge service process. Because Forge often runs with elevated permissions to perform file system operations and data indexing, this results in full system compromise.\nPost-exploitation, the attacker gains unauthorized control over the platform. They can read or modify sensitive business data, manipulate search indices to redirect users or corrupt application logic, and potentially pivot into the wider network environment. The impact extends to all aspects of the CIA triad, as the attacker can exfiltrate proprietary data, alter system integrity, and crash the service, leading to a denial of service.\nThe ease of exploitation is characterized by the lack of authentication (PR:N) and low attack complexity (AC:L), combined with no requirement for user interaction (UI:N). This implies that automated scanning and wormable exploitation are possible if the Forge component is accessible from the network. The scope (S:U) remains unchanged, yet the impact across C, I, and A is high (C:H/I:H/A:H), reflecting the severity of the complete service takeover."
}