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Oracle WebCenter Portal (August 2026 CSPU)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 338781

Synopsis

The remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 versions of WebCenter Portal installed on the remote host are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the August 2026 CSPU advisory.

 - Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Portal product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Composer).
 Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Portal. While the vulnerability is in Oracle WebCenter Portal, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebCenter Portal. (CVE-2026-60730)

 - Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Portal product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Runtime Tools). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Portal. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebCenter Portal.
 (CVE-2026-70970)

 - Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Portal product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Portlet Services). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Portal. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle WebCenter Portal accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle WebCenter Portal. (CVE-2026-60728)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the appropriate patch according to the August 2026 Oracle Critical Security Patch Update advisory.

See Also

https://www.oracle.com/docs/tech/security-alerts/cspuaug2026csaf.json

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 338781

File Name: oracle_webcenter_portal_cspu_aug_2026.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/21/2026

Updated: 8/21/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 93.76

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-70970

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.9

Temporal Score: 8.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-60730

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:oracle:fusion_middleware, cpe:/a:oracle:webcenter_portal

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Oracle WebCenter Portal

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/18/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-60728, CVE-2026-60729, CVE-2026-60730, CVE-2026-60731, CVE-2026-60733, CVE-2026-61124, CVE-2026-61177, CVE-2026-61193, CVE-2026-61199, CVE-2026-61208, CVE-2026-61212, CVE-2026-61213, CVE-2026-61215, CVE-2026-61219, CVE-2026-61222, CVE-2026-61227, CVE-2026-61228, CVE-2026-61229, CVE-2026-61230, CVE-2026-70970