CVE-2020-2906
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 · uneditedVulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Purchasing product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Supplier Change). The supported version that is affected is 9.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Purchasing. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Purchasing accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
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 confidenceThis is an Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Purchasing vulnerability affecting the Supplier Change component in version 9.2. A low-privileged attacker with network access via HTTP can exploit this to gain unauthorized access to critical data, achieving high confidentiality impact.
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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= 9.2CVSS 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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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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Confirm PeopleSoft SCM Purchasing versionAccess PeopleSoft Application Designer or navigate to PeopleTools > About PeopleSoft to verify the installed version of Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Purchasing is exactly 9.2Affected if The installed version is PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Purchasing 9.2
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Verify Supplier Change component is configuredIn PeopleSoft Application Designer, search for the Supplier Change component (typically under Enterprise Components > Supplier Change) or check if the component exists in the systemAffected if The Supplier Change component is present and deployed in the environment
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Check HTTP accessibility of Purchasing moduleAttempt to access the Purchasing module via web browser using the PeopleSoft HTTP/HTTPS URL (e.g., /psc/ps/EMPLOYEE/SCM/c/FRAME_R.FRAME_R.GBL)Affected if The Purchasing module is accessible over HTTP/HTTPS from the network
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Review low-privilege user access to Supplier ChangeIn PeopleSoft Security, check permission lists and roles assigned to low-privileged users to determine if they have access to the Supplier Change component (look for Component permissions in the component security settings)Affected if Low-privileged users (with basic or limited roles) have access to the Supplier Change component
A user is affected if they have Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Purchasing version 9.2 with the Supplier Change component enabled and accessible to low-privileged users via HTTP.
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 for CVE-2020-2906 to the PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Purchasing 9.2 environment. If no patch is available, consider restricting network access to the Purchasing module and reviewing user privileges.
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