CVE-2024-21180: peoplesoft — Fix

Description

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: OpenSearch Dashboards). Supported versions that are affected are 8.59, 8.60 and 8.61. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.1 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).

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CVSS v3.1 Score

4.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
oracle	peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools	All
oracle	peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools	All
oracle	peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools	All

References

Advisories & Patches

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2024.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2024.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-21180? +

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: OpenSearch Dashboards). Supported versions that are affected are 8.59, 8.60 and 8.61. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.1 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N). It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.1 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-21180? +

CVE-2024-21180 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.1 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

What products are affected by CVE-2024-21180? +

CVE-2024-21180 affects products from oracle, specifically: peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-21180? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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