CVE-2013-3800
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 PeopleTools component in Oracle PeopleSoft Products 8.51, 8.52, and 8.53 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors related to Business Interlinks.
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 confidenceA remote vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.51, 8.52, and 8.53 affecting the Business Interlinks component allows unauthenticated remote attackers to impact confidentiality and integrity. The specific attack vector is unspecified in the advisory, but Business Interlinks handles integration between PeopleSoft and external systems, suggesting potential injection or authentication bypass issues.
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= 8.51= 8.52= 8.53CVSS 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
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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 installed PeopleTools versionAccess PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal and navigate to About > Version, or query the PSVERSION table in the database for the current PeopleTools version. Alternatively, check the psadmin utility or the PeopleSoft installation logs.Affected if The version is 8.51, 8.52, or 8.53 specifically. Versions outside this range (including 8.54 and later) are not affected.
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Verify Business Interlinks component is configuredLog into PeopleSoft Application Designer and search for Business Interlinks objects, or query the PSBCDEFN and related tables in the PeopleSoft database to check if any Business Interlink definitions exist.Affected if Business Interlinks definitions are present and the component is actively configured in the environment.
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Check Business Interlinks web endpoints are exposedReview web server configuration files (weblogic.xml, web.xml, or webSphere-web.xml) for servlet mappings related to Business Interlinks (typically under /servlet/psp/, //psp/, or /bc/). Use web server logs to identify access attempts to Business Interlinks URLs.Affected if Business Interlinks servlets are mapped and accessible via HTTP/HTTPS without requiring authentication, or are reachable from untrusted networks.
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Review access logs for Business Interlinks activityExamine web server access logs and PeopleSoft application logs for requests to Business Interlinks endpoints, particularly from unauthenticated or unexpected sources.
You are affected if your environment runs PeopleTools version 8.51, 8.52, or 8.53 AND has the Business Interlinks component enabled and accessible.
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's CPU patches for CVE-2013-3800, or upgrade to a supported PeopleTools version (8.54+). If patching is not immediately feasible, restrict network access to Business Interlinks endpoints and disable the component if not required.
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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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