# CVE-2019-2831: Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Project Costing

> Low-privileged attackers can modify data and cause partial denial of service in PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Project Costing via HTTP.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **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:** 23 Jul 2019
- **Updated:** 1 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6hrf-6264-prmp

## What is CVE-2019-2831?

CVE-2019-2831 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Project Costing, published on 23 Jul 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Project Costing component of Oracle PeopleSoft Products (subcomponent: Projects). 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 FIN Project Costing. While the vulnerability is in PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Project Costing, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Project Costing accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Project Costing. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.4 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2831?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Fin Project Costing.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-2831?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2831 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-2831 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2831 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Project Costing

- [CVE-2026-60600](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60600/): Auth bypass in PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Project Costing (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2026-34306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-34306/): Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Project Costing (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-2831 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-2831 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Project Costing, published on 23 Jul 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2831 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Project Costing. 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-2019-2831/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-2831/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-2831
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2831
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-2831

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