CVE-2017-3536 Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools

Medium 4.6 Published 24 Apr 2017 Updated 7 Oct 2024

Low-privileged attackers can modify or read PeopleSoft data via HTTP with user interaction, requiring patches for PeopleTools.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2017-3536?

CVE-2017-3536 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools, published on 24 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools component of Oracle PeopleSoft Products (subcomponent: Security). Supported versions that are affected are 8.54 and 8.55. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. 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. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.6 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3536?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3536?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3536 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-2017-3536 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3536 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c9w7-6h37-hp7j.