# CVE-2026-60842: Oracle Knowledge Management cross-site vulnerability in Search component

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-60842-oracle-knowledge-management-cross-site-vulnerability-in-search  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-07-21. Updated: 2026-07-22  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-60842 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.1 · Published 2026-07-21

A vulnerability exists in the Search component of Oracle Knowledge Management, a tool used by businesses to manage and share corporate information. An attacker could trick a user into performing an action that allows the attacker to view, modify, or delete certain business data. This could lead to unauthorized data changes or the exposure of sensitive internal information.

Technologies: [Oracle Knowledge Management](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/knowledge-management). Vendors: [Oracle](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/oracle).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-60842 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-60842 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-60842?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.1, published 21 July 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Oracle Knowledge Management 12.2.5-12.2.15.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-60842?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-60842 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-60842?** Check whether you run Oracle Knowledge Management at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

This vulnerability affects the Search component of Oracle Knowledge Management within Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.5 through 12.2.15. It is an easily exploitable flaw that allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the application. The exploit requires human interaction from a person other than the attacker (UI:R) and results in a scope change (S:C), suggesting a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) or similar injection-based vulnerability. Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized read, update, insert, or delete access to a subset of data accessible to the Knowledge Management product.

## Affected products

- Oracle Knowledge Management (E-Business Suite) 12.2.5-12.2.15

## Timeline

- 2026-07-21: disclosed: Initial publication of CVE-2026-60842
- 2026-07-21: advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) July 2026 released

## References

- [https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html](https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html)

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