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Peoplesoft Enterprise Campus Software Campus CommunityApplication · Oracle

CVE-2021-2421

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2021-07-21
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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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable 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
Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Integration and Interfaces). Supported versions that are affected are 9.0 and 9.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/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 confidence

Improper authorization vulnerability in the Integration and Interfaces component of PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community allows low-privileged attackers with network access via HTTP to access critical data. The vulnerability stems from missing or inadequate access controls on integration endpoints, enabling unauthorized data exposure.

MitigationApply Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) containing the security fix for this vulnerability. Additionally, review and enforce proper role-based access controls (RBAC) on integration interfaces and consider network segmentation to limit exposure.

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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 Enterprise Campus Software Campus CommunityApplication
Affected:= 9.0= 9.2

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
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.

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  1. Identify PeopleSoft Campus Community version
    Access the PeopleSoft Enterprise Campus Community system and locate the version information, typically found in the Pure Internet Architecture login page footer, system about page, or via the PSADMIN utility version check
    Affected if The installed version matches 9.0 or 9.2 (including any subversions within these releases)
  2. Verify Integration and Interfaces component is configured
    Check if the Integration Broker or Integration Gateway components are enabled in the PeopleSoft environment, typically through the PeopleSoft Application Designer or Integration Broker configuration pages
    Affected if Integration Broker or related integration services are active and exposed
  3. Inspect integration endpoint accessibility
    Test network access to common PeopleSoft integration endpoints (such as /PSIGW/PeopleSoftServiceListeningConnector) using a low-privileged or unauthenticated HTTP request to determine if endpoints respond without authorization
    Affected if Integration endpoints respond to unauthenticated or low-privileged network requests
  4. Review access control configuration on integration interfaces
    Examine the role-based access control (RBAC) settings for integration interfaces through the PeopleSoft Security Administration console, specifically checking permission lists and roles assigned to integration gateway and service operations
    Affected if Integration interfaces lack proper role restrictions or allow access from low-privileged or unauthorized roles

A system is affected if it runs PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community version 9.0 or 9.2 with integration endpoints accessible to low-privileged network users without adequate access controls.

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 Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) containing the security fix for this vulnerability. Additionally, review and enforce proper role-based access controls (RBAC) on integration interfaces and consider network segmentation to limit exposure.

Fix this in Peoplesoft Enterprise Campus Software Campus Community Scoped from the published advisory
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