CVE-2013-3819
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 availability via unknown vectors related to Mobile Applications.
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 · low confidenceVulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools (versions 8.51, 8.52, 8.53) Mobile Applications component allows remote attackers to impact confidentiality and availability via unspecified vectors. The exact vulnerability type and attack method are not disclosed in available documentation.
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
- None
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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 versionLog into PeopleSoft Application Designer or access the About PeopleSoft page (navigate to PeopleTools > About). Alternatively, check the version.txt or psver.txt file in the PS_HOME directory.Affected if The version listed is 8.51, 8.52, or 8.53
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Confirm Mobile Applications component is presentNavigate to PeopleSoft Enterprise Components > Mobile Applications (or check the menu structure under PeopleTools > Mobile). Look for any mobile-related application packages or configurations.Affected if Mobile Applications component menus or options are accessible and present in the installation
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Check for active mobile application endpointsReview Integration Broker setup (PeopleTools > Integration Broker > Integration Setup > Nodes). Look for any nodes or service operations related to mobile or REST-based services that expose mobile interfaces.Affected if Any mobile-facing nodes or service operations are configured and active
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Verify web layer exposureExamine the web profile configuration (PeopleTools > Web Profile > Web Profile Configuration). Check if mobile or REST services are enabled on public-facing web profiles.Affected if Mobile application services are enabled on a web profile accessible from the network
If the installed PeopleTools version is exactly 8.51, 8.52, or 8.53 AND the Mobile Applications component is present and accessible, the environment is likely affected by this vulnerability.
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 dataUpgrade to a patched PeopleTools version beyond 8.53. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to mobile application endpoints and review access controls for PeopleSoft mobile interfaces.
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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-2013-3819 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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