CVE-2010-4461
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 · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise HRMS component in Oracle PeopleSoft and JDEdwards Suite 8.9 Bundle #23, 9.0 Bundle #14, and 9.1 Bundle #4 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors related to ePerformance.
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 confidenceVulnerability in PeopleSoft Enterprise HRMS ePerformance component allows authenticated remote users to impact confidentiality and integrity via unspecified vectors. The attack requires valid credentials but targets the ePerformance module.
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= 8.9= 9.0= 9.1CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify PeopleSoft Enterprise HRMS versionAccess PeopleSoft PeopleTools > About PeopleSoft or check the system information page to confirm the installed version of PeopleSoft Enterprise HRMSAffected if The installed version matches 8.9, 9.0, or 9.1 exactly (note the = notation indicates these specific versions)
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Confirm ePerformance module presenceNavigate to PeopleSoft Enterprise Manager > Component Registry or check the installed components list to verify if the ePerformance module is deployed on the systemAffected if The ePerformance component is listed as an installed or enabled module in the PeopleSoft component registry
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Verify web component configurationAccess the PeopleSoft Application Designer or web profile configuration to check if ePerformance-related components (such as ePerformance/EP_AUDIT or similar ePerformance servlets) are registered in the web applicationAffected if ePerformance web components are found registered in the PeopleSoft web configuration
The environment is affected if PeopleSoft Enterprise HRMS version 8.9, 9.0, or 9.1 is installed AND the ePerformance module is present and enabled on the system.
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 the relevant Oracle Critical Patch Update for PeopleSoft Enterprise HRMS. Restrict network access to PeopleSoft systems and verify user access controls for the ePerformance module.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2010-4461 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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