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Peoplesoft ProductsApplication · Oracle

CVE-2013-3821

MEDIUM · 6.4 CVSS v2.0 Published 2013-07-17
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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73/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges 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 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 Integration Broker.

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 confidence

This is an unspecified vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.51, 8.52, and 8.53 affecting the Integration Broker component. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to impact confidentiality and availability through unknown vectors in the integration messaging infrastructure.

MitigationApply Oracle Critical Patch Updates or upgrade to a patched PeopleTools version beyond 8.53. Review Integration Broker security configurations and restrict untrusted network access to PeopleSoft services.

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
Peoplesoft ProductsApplication
Affected:= 8.51= 8.52= 8.53

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
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 checks

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

  1. Identify the installed PeopleTools version
    Access PeopleSoft Application Designer or use the version lookup in the PeopleTools menu. Navigate to About > About PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools to view the exact version number. Alternatively, query the PSVERSION table or check the system diagnostics page.
    Affected if The installed version is 8.51, 8.52, or 8.53 exactly as listed in the affected versions.
  2. Confirm Integration Broker is enabled
    Log into PeopleSoft Application Designer and navigate to PeopleTools > Integration Broker > Integration Setup > Service. Check if any integration services or handlers are defined. In the Integration Broker configuration, verify the status shows as Active or the service is configured.
    Affected if Integration Broker is configured and active, enabling the vulnerable integration messaging infrastructure.
  3. Inspect Integration Broker node configuration
    Navigate to PeopleTools > Integration Broker > Integration Setup > Node. Review the local and remote node definitions. Check for any external or non-local nodes that accept inbound messaging from untrusted sources.
    Affected if External nodes are defined or the integration gateway accepts inbound messages from untrusted sources.
  4. Verify Integration Broker service security settings
    Navigate to PeopleTools > Integration Broker > Service Configuration. Examine the service operation security settings, particularly for any service operations that allow anonymous or non-authenticated access.
    Affected if Service operations permit anonymous access or have no authentication requirements for inbound messages.
  5. Assess network exposure of PeopleSoft services
    Review firewall rules and network configuration to determine if PeopleSoft Integration Broker HTTP listeners (typically port 80 or 443, or custom IB ports) are accessible from untrusted networks or the internet.
    Affected if Integration Broker services are exposed to untrusted network segments or the public internet.

A user is affected if their environment runs PeopleTools version 8.51, 8.52, or 8.53 AND has Integration Broker enabled with accessible integration endpoints.

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 Oracle Critical Patch Updates or upgrade to a patched PeopleTools version beyond 8.53. Review Integration Broker security configurations and restrict untrusted network access to PeopleSoft services.

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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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