# CVE-2024-21063: Information disclosure in PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Benefits Administration

> Low-privileged attackers can access critical data, modify records, and cause partial denial of service in PeopleSoft HCM Benefits Administration via insecure permissions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x49r-f7f3-ghcf

## What is CVE-2024-21063?

CVE-2024-21063 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Benefits Administration, published on 16 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Benefits Administration product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Benefits Administration).   The supported version that is affected is 9.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Benefits Administration executes to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Benefits Administration.  Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in  unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Benefits Administration accessible data as well as  unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Benefits Administration accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Benefits Administration. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L).

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21063?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Hcm Benefits Administration.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-21063?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21063 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-21063 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21063 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-21063 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-21063 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Benefits Administration, published on 16 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21063 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Benefits Administration. 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-2024-21063/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21063/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-21063
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21063
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21063

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