CVE-2021-35571 Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Academic Advisement

Medium 5.4 Published 20 Oct 2021 Updated 25 Sep 2024

Low-privileged attackers can unauthorizedly read, update, insert, or delete data in PeopleSoft Academic Advisement via HTTP.

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-2021-35571?

CVE-2021-35571 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Academic Advisement, published on 20 Oct 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Academic Advisement product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Advising Notes). 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 Academic Advisement. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Academic Advisement accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Academic Advisement accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-35571?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Cs Academic Advisement.

How do I fix CVE-2021-35571?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-35571 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2021-35571 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-35571 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9r64-rf48-wxv6.