# CVE-2018-2793: Information disclosure in PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools

> An unauthenticated attacker with local access can read critical data from PeopleSoft PeopleTools, requiring a security patch.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Apr 2018
- **Updated:** 3 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-233r-vr3f-2m36

## What is CVE-2018-2793?

CVE-2018-2793 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools, published on 19 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools component of Oracle PeopleSoft Products (subcomponent: PsAdmin). Supported versions that are affected are 8.54, 8.55 and 8.56. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with logon to the infrastructure where PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools executes to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.2 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2793?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Pt Peopletools.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-2793?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2793 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-2793 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2793 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools

- [CVE-2026-35278](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35278/): Auth bypass in PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-35271](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35271/): Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2026-35272](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35272/): Privilege escalation in PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2021-2218](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-2218/): Other in PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2026-35274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35274/): Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-2793 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-2793 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools, published on 19 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2793 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise PT 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-2018-2793/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2793/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-2793
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2793
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-2793

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