# CVE-2021-2159: Information disclosure in PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community

> Low-privileged attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized read access to a subset of data in PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Apr 2021
- **Updated:** 26 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vpm7-7wrp-844h

## What is CVE-2021-2159?

CVE-2021-2159 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community, published on 22 Apr 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Frameworks). 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 CS Campus Community. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-2159?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Campus Software Campus Community.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-2159?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-2159 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-2159 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-2159 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community

- [CVE-2026-60594](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60594/): Auth bypass in PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-60603](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60603/): Auth bypass in PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Student Records (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-60615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60615/): Auth bypass in PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2026-60599](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60599/): Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Student Records (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2026-46851](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46851/): Code injection in PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-2159 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-2159 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community, published on 22 Apr 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-2159 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community. 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-2021-2159/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-2159/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-2159
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2159
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-2159

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