CVE-2013-5794
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 Portal, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-5841.
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 PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools Portal component affecting versions 8.51, 8.52, and 8.53. Allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality via unspecified vectors in the Portal subsystem. Distinct from CVE-2013-5841.
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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Confirm PeopleSoft Enterprise is installedLocate the PeopleSoft installation directory (commonly PS_HOME) or check system services for PeopleSoft processesAffected if PeopleSoft Enterprise is not present on the system
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Identify PeopleTools versionAccess the PeopleSoft sign-in page and view the version information, or check the PS_HOME\ver.txt file, or use the psadmin utility to view version detailsAffected if The installed PeopleTools version is exactly 8.51, 8.52, or 8.53
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Verify Portal component is configuredCheck if the Portal subsystem is enabled by accessing the PeopleSoft Portal administration console or examining the Portal configuration files in the PS_HOME directoryAffected if Portal is enabled and accessible
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Check network exposure of Portal interfacesReview web server configuration (WebLogic, WebSphere, or IIS) to determine if Portal URLs are exposed to untrusted networksAffected if Portal interfaces are accessible from untrusted network segments
A system is affected if it runs PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.51, 8.52, or 8.53 with the Portal 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 Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2013 or subsequent patches addressing PeopleSoft PeopleTools. Restrict network access to PeopleSoft Portal interfaces if immediate patching is not feasible.
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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-2013-5794 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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