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Peoplesoft Enterprise PeopletoolsApplication · Oracle

CVE-2020-2782

HIGH · 7.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-04-15
Mitigation only
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges

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
Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Query). Supported versions that are affected are 8.56, 8.57 and 8.58. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L).

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 confidence

CVE-2020-2782 is a vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools Query component affecting versions 8.56, 8.57, and 8.58. The flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker with network access via HTTP to manipulate query operations, resulting in unauthorized read, insert, update, and delete access to a subset of PeopleSoft data, plus partial denial of service. Exploitation requires human interaction from a person other than the attacker.

MitigationApply the Oracle critical patch update for CVE-2020-2782 and restrict HTTP/HTTPS access to PeopleSoft Query interfaces to trusted networks only. Monitor for anomalous query patterns indicative of exploitation.

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
Peoplesoft Enterprise PeopletoolsApplication
Affected:= 8.56= 8.57= 8.58

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
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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 check the psversion.txt file in the PS_HOME directory. Run 'psadmin -about' from the PeopleTools directory to retrieve the installed version number.
    Affected if The version displayed is 8.56, 8.57, or 8.58 exactly as listed in the affected versions.
  2. Verify Query component is enabled
    Check if the Query web component is accessible. Navigate to the PeopleSoft web server URL and look for the Query access point, typically under /psp/.../QUERY/ or confirm Query Manager is available in the PIA web interface.
    Affected if The Query interface is accessible and functional in the PeopleSoft Internet Architecture.
  3. Check HTTP/HTTPS network exposure
    Review the web server configuration (Oracle WebLogic, IBM Http Server) bindings and determine if the PeopleSoft servers are listening on public or untrusted network interfaces. Check firewall rules for inbound access to PeopleSoft HTTP ports (typically 80, 443, or custom ports).
    Affected if The PeopleSoft Query interface is reachable from networks outside the trusted internal network.
  4. Review access logs for Query operations
    Examine PeopleSoft application server and web server logs (such as APPSRV.log, HTTP logs) for query operations. Look for query execution patterns, especially from unusual source IP addresses or during unusual hours.
    Affected if There are query operations matching patterns that were not initiated by legitimate users.

Your environment is likely affected if you have PeopleTools version 8.56, 8.57, or 8.58 with the Query interface exposed to untrusted networks via HTTP/HTTPS.

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 Oracle critical patch update for CVE-2020-2782 and restrict HTTP/HTTPS access to PeopleSoft Query interfaces to trusted networks only. Monitor for anomalous query patterns indicative of exploitation.

Fix this in Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools Scoped from the published advisory
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