CVE-2013-5873
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 8.52 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 · moderate confidenceA vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools Integration Broker (versions 8.52 and 8.53) allows remote attackers to impact confidentiality through unspecified vectors. The exact nature of the vulnerability is not disclosed in the advisory.
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= 8.52= 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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Determine installed PeopleTools versionLog into PeopleSoft Application Designer or navigate to PeopleTools > About > About PeopleTools to view the installed version numberAffected if The version displayed is exactly 8.52 or 8.53
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Verify Integration Broker is enabledNavigate to PeopleTools > Integration Broker > Integration Setup > Node in the PeopleSoft browser interface and check if any Integration Broker nodes are defined or if the IB service is activeAffected if Integration Broker nodes exist and IB service is configured as active
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Check IB service statusNavigate to PeopleTools > Integration Broker > Service Configuration and examine whether Integration Broker is turned on (the 'IB' or 'Integration Broker' status shows as Enabled)Affected if The service configuration shows Integration Broker as Enabled or Running
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Inspect IB node definitionsQuery the PSNODE table in the PeopleSoft database or use PeopleTools > Integration Broker > Integration Setup > Node to view node definitionsAffected if Any Integration Broker nodes are defined in the system (indicating IB is in use)
A system is affected if it runs PeopleTools version 8.52 or 8.53 AND has Integration Broker enabled or configured with active IB nodes
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 the relevant Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for this CVE to the affected PeopleSoft PeopleTools versions, or upgrade to a patched version. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to Integration Broker service endpoints.
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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-2013-5873 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.
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- 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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