# CVE-2016-0679: Other in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can compromise integrity and availability of PeopleSoft PeopleTools via PIA Grids.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Apr 2016
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hq6q-2fvm-8928

## What is CVE-2016-0679?

CVE-2016-0679 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools, published on 21 Apr 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools component in Oracle PeopleSoft Products 8.53, 8.54, and 8.55 allows remote authenticated users to affect integrity and availability via vectors related to PIA Grids.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0679?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-0679?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0679 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-0679 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0679 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools

- [CVE-2026-35273](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35273/): Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools Missing Authentication for Critical Function (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-60821](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60821/): Auth bypass in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-21543](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21543/): Auth bypass in PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-10366](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10366/): Auth bypass in PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-101420](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-101420/): Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: SQR). (critical 9.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-0679 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-0679 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools, published on 21 Apr 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0679 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0679/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0679/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0679
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0679
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0679

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