# CVE-2018-2681: Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources

> Low-privileged attackers can unauthorizedly read, update, insert, or delete data in PeopleSoft HCM Human Resources via HTTP.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 3 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c4v5-8f82-7hrj

## What is CVE-2018-2681?

CVE-2018-2681 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources, published on 18 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources component of Oracle PeopleSoft Products (subcomponent: Security). The supported version that is affected is 9.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2681?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Human Capital Management Human Resources.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-2681?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2681 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-2681 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2681 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources

- [CVE-2016-0407](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0407/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-3068](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3068/): Cross-site scripting in PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2018-2654](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2654/): Cross-site scripting in PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-21992](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21992/): Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2017-10304](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10304/): Cross-site request forgery in PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-2681 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-2681 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources, published on 18 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2681 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources. 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-2018-2681/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2681/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-2681
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2681
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-2681

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