# CVE-2020-14778: Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Global Payroll Core

> Low-privileged attackers can modify, read, or disrupt PeopleSoft HCM Global Payroll Core data via HTTP without proper authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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:** 21 Oct 2020
- **Updated:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-29c6-9mv9-hqvx

## What is CVE-2020-14778?

CVE-2020-14778 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Global Payroll Core, published on 21 Oct 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Global Payroll Core product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: 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 Global Payroll Core. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Global Payroll Core accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Global Payroll Core accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Global Payroll Core. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14778?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Human Capital Management Global Payroll Core.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-14778?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14778 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-14778 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14778 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-14778 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-14778 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Global Payroll Core, published on 21 Oct 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14778 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Global Payroll Core. 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-2020-14778/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14778/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14778
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14778
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-14778

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