# CVE-2021-2151: Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools

> High-privileged attackers can modify or delete critical data, read sensitive information, and cause denial of service in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Apr 2021
- **Updated:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9qww-r9f3-xq5m

## What is CVE-2021-2151?

CVE-2021-2151 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise, published on 22 Apr 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Security). Supported versions that are affected are 8.56, 8.57 and 8.58. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.7 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-2151?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-2151?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-2151 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-2151 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-2151 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise

- [CVE-2007-2131](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2131/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-2132](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2132/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-2133](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2133/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-5375](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5375/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-3722](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3722/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-2151 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-2151 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise, published on 22 Apr 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-2151 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise. 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-2021-2151/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-2151/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-2151
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2151
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-2151

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