Peoplesoft ProductsApplication · Oracle

CVE-2014-0441

MEDIUM · 5.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2014-01-15
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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59/100
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 8.52 and 8.53 allows remote attackers to affect 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 · moderate confidence

Unspecified vulnerability in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.52 and 8.53 allows remote attackers to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Integration Broker. The vulnerability has a CVSS base score of 5 (Medium), indicating a moderate risk of denial-of-service impact on the Integration Broker service.

MitigationApply the relevant Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2014 that addresses CVE-2014-0441, or upgrade PeopleTools to a patched version. Additionally, restrict network access to Integration Broker endpoints and monitor for unusual traffic patterns.

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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:= 8.52= 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
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/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 PeopleTools version
    Access PeopleSoft Application Designer or use the version lookup in PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture. Navigate to PeopleTools > Utilities > About or check the PSVERSION system table.
    Affected if The installed version is exactly 8.52 or exactly 8.53
  2. Confirm Integration Broker is configured
    Log into PeopleSoft Pure Internet Architecture and navigate to PeopleTools > Integration Broker > Integration Setup > Service. Alternatively, check if the IB_* related system tables contain active service definitions.
    Affected if Integration Broker has active service definitions or has been configured for messaging
  3. Verify Integration Broker is enabled
    Navigate to PeopleTools > Integration Broker > Configuration > Service Configuration and check if the service is enabled. Also check the IBConfiguration settings in the application server configuration.
    Affected if Integration Broker status shows as Enabled or Active
  4. Check Integration Broker network exposure
    Review web server and Load balancer configurations to identify if Integration Broker SOAP/HTTP endpoints (typically on port 80/443 or custom IB ports) are exposed to untrusted networks. Check PeopleSoft's web profile settings for IB routing.
    Affected if Integration Broker endpoints are accessible from external or untrusted networks without proper filtering

A user is affected if they have PeopleTools version 8.52 or 8.53 with Integration Broker enabled and exposed on the network.

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 the relevant Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2014 that addresses CVE-2014-0441, or upgrade PeopleTools to a patched version. Additionally, restrict network access to Integration Broker endpoints and monitor for unusual traffic patterns.

Fix this in Peoplesoft Products Scoped from the published advisory
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