CVE-2020-2561 Information disclosure in PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources

Medium 4.3 Published 15 Jan 2020 Updated 30 Sep 2024

Low-privileged attackers can read sensitive HR data via HTTP in PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-2561?

CVE-2020-2561 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources, published on 15 Jan 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 Human Resources product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Company Dir / Org Chart Viewer). 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 read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-2561?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Human Capital Management Human Resources.

How do I fix CVE-2020-2561?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-2561 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-2561 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-2561 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rj75-7q89-2x6h.