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Peoplesoft And Jdedwards Product SuiteApplication · Oracle

CVE-2010-3520

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v2.0 Published 2010-10-14
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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61/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
Unspecified vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM - GP France component in Oracle PeopleSoft and JDEdwards Suite 8.81 SP1 Bundle #12, 8.9 GP Update 2010-E, 9.0 GP Update 2010-E, and 9.1 GP Update 2010-E allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors.

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 confidence

This is an unspecified vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM GP France component affecting versions 8.81 SP1 Bundle #12, 8.9 GP Update 2010-E, 9.0 GP Update 2010-E, and 9.1 GP Update 2010-E. It allows remote authenticated users to impact confidentiality and integrity through unknown vectors, indicating a likely privilege escalation or data manipulation issue within the French payroll module.

MitigationApply the relevant Oracle Critical Patch Update for 2010 that addresses this PeopleSoft vulnerability, and review user access controls within the GP France component to ensure only necessary personnel have elevated privileges.

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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
Peoplesoft And Jdedwards Product SuiteApplication
Affected:= 8.9= 8.81= 9.0= 9.1

CVSS 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
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify PeopleSoft Enterprise version
    Access PeopleSoft Enterprise Configuration Manager or use the version command/status check in the PeopleSoft application. Navigate to PeopleTools > About This Product or check the installation directory for version files.
    Affected if The installed version matches 8.81 SP1 Bundle #12, 8.9 GP Update 2010-E, 9.0 GP Update 2010-E, 9.1 GP Update 2010-E, or any version listed as = 8.9, = 8.81, = 9.0, = 9.1 in the affected products.
  2. Verify GP France component is installed
    Check the PeopleSoft Application Designer or navigate to Enterprise Components > Component Registry to confirm the Global Payroll (GP) France component is present in the installation.
    Affected if The GP France component is installed and available in the PeopleSoft HCM system.
  3. Confirm patch bundle status
    Review the applied patch bundles in PeopleSoft by checking the bundle history through PeopleTools > Lifecycle Management > Bundle Logs or reviewing the Oracle Critical Patch Update documentation applied to this system.
    Affected if The system is missing the 2010-E Global Payroll updates or the SP1 Bundle #12 for version 8.81, indicating the specific patches for this CVE are not applied.
  4. Review GP France user access
    Examine the security configuration for GP France by checking Role permissions in PeopleSoft Security. Navigate to PeopleTools > Security > Permissions & Roles to view which roles have access to GP France components.
    Affected if Multiple user accounts have elevated or privileged access to the GP France module beyond what is strictly necessary for their job function.

A user is affected if they run a vulnerable PeopleSoft version (8.81 SP1 Bundle #12, 8.9/9.0/9.1 with 2010-E GP updates) with the GP France component enabled and the corresponding security patches have not been applied.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply the relevant Oracle Critical Patch Update for 2010 that addresses this PeopleSoft vulnerability, and review user access controls within the GP France component to ensure only necessary personnel have elevated privileges.

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