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

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

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 15 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 30 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rj75-7q89-2x6h

## 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: 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.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources

- [CVE-2016-0407](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0407/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-3068](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3068/): Cross-site scripting in PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2018-2654](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2654/): Cross-site scripting in PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-21992](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21992/): Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2018-2681](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2681/): Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-2561 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Human Resources. 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-2020-2561/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-2561/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-2561
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2561
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-2561

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