CVE-2017-3546 Server-side request forgery in PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools

Medium 6.5 Published 24 Apr 2017 Updated 4 Oct 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a Server-Side Request Forgery flaw in PeopleSoft PeopleTools to read and modify accessible data.

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

What is CVE-2017-3546?

CVE-2017-3546 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools, published on 24 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools component of Oracle PeopleSoft Products (subcomponent: MultiChannel Framework). Supported versions that are affected are 8.54 and 8.55. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows unauthenticated 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 as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Weakness: CWE-918

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3546?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3546?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3546 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.

Is CVE-2017-3546 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3546 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-cp5f-3367-9vfc.