Improper access control in Oracle Purchasing enables takeover
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Oracle Purchasing in Oracle E-Business Suite, versions from 12.2.3 through 12.2.15, is affected. Improper access control (CWE-284) lets a low-privileged attacker with network access over HTTP take over Oracle Purchasing. The attack is easy to carry out, needs no user interaction, and affects confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Vulnerability in the Oracle Purchasing product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Purchasing. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Purchasing. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Oracle Purchasing.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Oracle Purchasing — oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html
6 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-77555 Improper access control in Oracle E-Business Suite PurchasingPriority LOW 31
- TI-2026-77868 Incorrect authorization in Oracle Purchasing exposes critical dataPriority LOW 29
- TI-2026-77867 Cross-site request forgery in Oracle E-Business Suite PurchasingPriority LOW 26
Timeline
- 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-101557
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-vxqp-6jcw-9jmf
- 2026-10-22 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-24 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-24 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-10-29 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-29 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Advisory 1
More Oracle Purchasing vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-59525 Improper privilege management in Oracle Purchasing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-49641 Improper access control in Oracle Purchasing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-49640 Improper access control in Oracle Purchasing CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-01937 Vulnerability in the Oracle Purchasing product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-59624 Improper access control in Oracle Purchasing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-59530 Improper access control in Oracle Purchasing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-101557 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-101557 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vxqp-6jcw-9jmf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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