# CVE-2022-39406: Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise CC Common Application Objects

> Low-privileged attackers can unauthorizedly read, create, delete, or modify critical data in PeopleSoft Enterprise Common Components via HTTP.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:** 18 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 23 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r6g7-rcvh-9hfv

## What is CVE-2022-39406?

CVE-2022-39406 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise CC Common Application Objects, published on 18 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise Common Components product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Approval Framework). 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 Common Components. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all PeopleSoft Enterprise Common Components accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all PeopleSoft Enterprise Common Components accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39406?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Common Components.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-39406?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-39406 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-39406 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39406 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-39406 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-39406 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise CC Common Application Objects, published on 18 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39406 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise CC Common Application Objects. 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-2022-39406/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39406/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-39406
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39406
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-39406

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