CVE-2007-3868
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMultiple unspecified vulnerabilities in PeopleTools in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise 8.22.15, 8.47.13, 8.48.10, and 8.49.02 allows remote authenticated users or attackers to have an unknown impact via multiple vectors, aka (1) PSE01, (2) PSE02, and (3) PSE03.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMultiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools affecting versions 8.22.15, 8.47.13, 8.48.10, and 8.49.02. The vulnerabilities are exploitable by remote authenticated users through multiple attack vectors (PSE01, PSE02, PSE03), with the specific nature and impact not disclosed in the advisory.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 8.22.15= 8.47.13= 8.48.10= 8.49.02CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed PeopleTools versionAccess the PeopleSoft sign-in page and look for the PeopleTools version displayed, or open PeopleSoft Application Designer and check the version via Help > About PeopleSoft, or query the PSVERSION table via SQL if you have database accessAffected if The installed PeopleTools version is exactly 8.22.15, 8.47.13, 8.48.10, or 8.49.02
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Verify PeopleSoft web profile configurationLog into PeopleSoft Application Designer and navigate to the web profile configuration to check if PSALLOWED or PTOALEN web server parameters are enabled for remote accessAffected if Remote web access is enabled and the version matches one of the affected versions listed above
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Confirm PeopleSoft is accessible over the networkVerify that the PeopleSoft web server (usually on ports 80, 443, or custom ports like 8000, 9000) is reachable from network locations beyond the internal application tierAffected if The PeopleSoft application is network-accessible and the installed version is one of the four affected versions
You are affected if your Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools version is exactly 8.22.15, 8.47.13, 8.48.10, or 8.49.02 and the application is accessible to remote authenticated users.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply Oracle Critical Patch Updates for PeopleSoft or upgrade to a supported PeopleTools version. If the affected systems cannot be patched, implement network segmentation and restrict PeopleSoft access to trusted authenticated users only.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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