# CVE-2021-2455: Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Shared Components

> High-privileged attackers can modify or read critical PeopleSoft HCM data due to missing authorization checks in Person Search.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jul 2021
- **Updated:** 25 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rw94-f9vv-283v

## What is CVE-2021-2455?

CVE-2021-2455 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Shared Components, published on 20 Jul 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Shared Components product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Person Search). The supported version that is affected is 9.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Shared Components. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Shared Components accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Shared Components accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-2455?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Hcm Shared Components.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-2455?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-2455 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-2455 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-2455 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Shared Components

- [CVE-2026-22019](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-22019/): Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Shared Components (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2024-21122](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21122/): Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Shared Components (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-2455 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-2455 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Shared Components, published on 20 Jul 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-2455 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Shared Components. 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-2021-2455/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-2455/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-2455
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-2455
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-2455

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.