CVE-2024-21180 Information disclosure in PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools

Medium 4.1 Published 16 Jul 2024 Updated 13 Mar 2025

Low-privileged attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools data.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2024-21180?

CVE-2024-21180 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools, published on 16 Jul 2024. 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 PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: OpenSearch Dashboards). Supported versions that are affected are 8.59, 8.60 and 8.61. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.1 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21180?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools.

How do I fix CVE-2024-21180?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21180 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-21180 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21180 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-7hv8-w78q-v936.