CVE-2018-2977 Information disclosure in PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools

Medium 6.5 Published 18 Jul 2018 Updated 2 Oct 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can access critical PeopleSoft data via HTTP if a user interacts with a malicious link.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-2977?

CVE-2018-2977 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools, published on 18 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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: Integration Broker). Supported versions that are affected are 8.55 and 8.56. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated 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 access to critical data or complete access to all PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2977?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools.

How do I fix CVE-2018-2977?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2977 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-2977 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2977 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wwwp-6j3f-wh28.