CVE-2013-3835
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 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 confidenceUnspecified vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools Integration Broker (versions 8.51, 8.52, 8.53) allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unknown attack vectors. The exact nature of the flaw and specific exploitation method are not disclosed in Oracle's 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
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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 PeopleTools installation and versionLocate the PeopleSoft installation directory and check the version.psp or version.properties file typically found in the PS_HOME directory. Alternatively, access PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture and check About This Page in the footer, or use SQL query SELECT VERSION FROM PSVERSION WHERE OBJECTTYPE = 'SYS'Affected if The installed PeopleTools version is 8.51, 8.52, or 8.53 exactly as listed in affected versions
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Confirm Integration Broker is configuredAccess PeopleSoft Application Designer or navigate to PeopleTools > Integration Broker > Configuration > Service Configuration. Verify the Integration Broker is enabled and listening on the designated HTTP/HTTPS portsAffected if Integration Broker is enabled and running on the affected PeopleTools version (8.51, 8.52, or 8.53)
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Review Integration Broker security settingsCheck PeopleTools > Integration Broker > Configuration > Security. Examine whether anonymous access is permitted and review the node definitions for any misconfigurations that could expose sensitive dataAffected if Anonymous access is enabled on Integration Broker nodes in versions 8.51, 8.52, or 8.53
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Audit Integration Broker message logsReview Integration Broker message logs in the portal under PeopleTools > Integration Broker > Monitoring > Message Monitor. Look for any unexpected or unauthorized message transactions, especially those retrieving data without proper authenticationAffected if Unauthorized or anomalous message traffic is observed in the Integration Broker logs on affected versions
A system is affected if it runs Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.51, 8.52, or 8.53 with Integration Broker enabled and accessible over the network.
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 Critical Patch Update patches for CVE-2013-3835; consider upgrading to supported PeopleTools versions if still running legacy 8.5x releases.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-3835 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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