CVE-2017-10394 Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools

Medium 5.4 Published 19 Oct 2017 Updated 4 Oct 2024

Low-privileged attackers can modify data and cause partial denial of service in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools via HTTP.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-10394?

CVE-2017-10394 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools, published on 19 Oct 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools component of Oracle PeopleSoft Products (subcomponent: Security). Supported versions that are affected are 8.54, 8.55 and 8.56. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some 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 5.4 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10394?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools.

How do I fix CVE-2017-10394?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10394 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2017-10394 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10394 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-799x-pxwv-8f6h.