CVE-2016-3423
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 8.53, 8.54, and 8.55 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality and integrity via vectors related to Rich Text Editor, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0698.
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 · high confidenceA remote authenticated vulnerability exists in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools Rich Text Editor component affecting versions 8.53, 8.54, and 8.55. Authenticated users can exploit this to impact confidentiality and integrity, likely through cross-site scripting (XSS) or similar input validation flaws in the Rich Text Editor functionality.
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= 8.53= 8.54= 8.55CVSS 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
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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 PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools installationLocate the PeopleSoft installation directory or check system inventory for 'PeopleSoft Enterprise' or 'PeopleTools' software packages. Common paths include PS_HOME or PS_CFG_HOME directories.Affected if PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools software is not found on the system.
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Determine installed PeopleTools versionAccess the PeopleSoft sign-in page and check the version displayed, or query the database table PSSTATUS or use the 'About' dialog in PeopleSoft Application Designer. The version typically displays as '8.53', '8.54', or '8.55'.Affected if The installed version is exactly 8.53, 8.54, or 8.55.
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Verify Rich Text Editor component is enabledLog into PeopleSoft and navigate to any page containing the Rich Text Editor (commonly found in HR, Financial, or CRM modules). Check if the Rich Text Editor HTML field loads and is accessible.Affected if The Rich Text Editor component is accessible and functional within the application.
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Confirm remote network accessibilityVerify the PeopleSoft web tier (PIA - PeopleSoft Internet Architecture) is exposed on network ports (typically 80, 443, or custom ports). Check web server configuration and firewall rules.Affected if The PeopleSoft application is reachable remotely over the network without VPN or internal-only restrictions.
A system is affected if it runs PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.53, 8.54, or 8.55 with the Rich Text Editor enabled and accessible to authenticated users 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's relevant patch for PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools to upgrade beyond version 8.55. Restrict access to the Rich Text Editor functionality to only necessary authenticated users until the patch can be applied.
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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-2016-3423 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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