Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager product of Oracle Commerce (component: Forge). The supported version that is affected is 11.4.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

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{
  "score": "8.1",
  "pubDate": "2026-08-18T21:18:03.193Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-08-18T21:18:03.193Z",
  "executiveSummary": "A remotely exploitable security vulnerability exists within the Forge component of Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager version 11.4.0. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers with network access via HTTP to fully compromise the target system.\nThe vulnerability presents significant risk implications, resulting in complete system takeover with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Successful exploitation grants the adversary full control over the affected Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager instance.\nAlthough the attack vector is network-based and does not require user interaction or prior authentication, the exploitation complexity is characterized as high, requiring specific conditions or coordination by the attacker to achieve successful execution.",
  "technicalDetails": "The vulnerability resides in the Forge component of Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager version 11.4.0. The root cause enables remote compromise due to insufficient validation or insecure processing of incoming HTTP requests handled by the vulnerable component.\nAttackers leverage network access via the HTTP protocol to interact directly with the vulnerable Forge component. Exploitation requires no prior authentication (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N), operating entirely across the network attack vector (AV:N).\nThe attack flow proceeds as follows: An unauthenticated attacker crafts a specialized HTTP payload targeting the Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager instance. Upon transmission across the network, the vulnerable Forge component processes the malicious input without adequate security controls.\nDue to the high attack complexity (AC:H), the attacker must successfully navigate specific operational hurdles or race conditions during payload transmission. Once the payload is successfully processed, it triggers a full system compromise.\nPost-exploitation impact encompasses total system takeover, granting the adversary unfettered read, write, and execute capabilities over the affected Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager environment. This leads to complete degradation or malicious manipulation of confidentiality, integrity, and availability."
}