CVE-2014-6586
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 HRMS component in Oracle PeopleSoft Products 9.1 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors related to Time and Labor.
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 confidenceUnspecified vulnerability in PeopleSoft Enterprise HRMS 9.1 Time and Labor module allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors. The vulnerability requires authentication and does not impact availability.
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= 9.1CVSS 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
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/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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Verify PeopleSoft Enterprise HRMS is installedLocate the PeopleSoft installation directory or check system inventory for PeopleSoft Enterprise HRMS componentsAffected if PeopleSoft Enterprise HRMS is not present on the system (not affected)
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Confirm the installed version is 9.1Use PSADMIN utility or check the version information in the PeopleSoft application server or web profile. Run 'psadmin -version' or check the version.properties file in the PS_HOME directoryAffected if The installed version equals 9.1 (affected if Time and Labor module is in use)
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Verify Time and Labor module is enabledCheck if the TL (Time and Labor) component is configured in PeopleSoft. Access Application Designer or check the database for TL_ tables and related components. Look for TL_MGR_xxx processes in Process SchedulerAffected if The Time and Labor module is present and configured in the environment (potential attack vector)
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Confirm remote web access is configuredCheck the PeopleSoft web profile configuration (webprofile.properties) and web server settings to determine if HTTP/HTTPS listeners are enabled for the applicationAffected if Remote web access is enabled and the Time and Labor module is exposed (direct exposure path exists)
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Check if external authentication is requiredReview the PeopleSoft sign-on page and web profile security settings to confirm that authentication is enforced. Access 'PeopleTools > Security > User Profiles' to verify authentication is requiredAffected if The vulnerability requires authenticated access, so unauthenticated-only access would not trigger this specific flaw
You are affected if PeopleSoft Enterprise HRMS version 9.1 is running with the Time and Labor module enabled and accessible via remote authenticated sessions.
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 for January 2015 or subsequent security patches addressing CVE-2014-6586 for PeopleSoft Enterprise HRMS 9.1.
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- Review / QA2.0 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-2014-6586 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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