# CVE-2025-21539: Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN eSettlements

> Low-privileged attackers can unauthorizedly read, update, insert, or delete data in PeopleSoft FIN eSettlements via HTTP.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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:** 21 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 22 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7f5p-94w7-8f4w

## What is CVE-2025-21539?

CVE-2025-21539 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN eSettlements, published on 21 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN eSettlements product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: eSettlements).   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 FIN eSettlements.  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in  unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN eSettlements accessible data as well as  unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN eSettlements 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).

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21539?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Fin Esettlements.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-21539?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-21539 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-21539 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21539 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN eSettlements

- [CVE-2026-61057](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61057/): Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN eSettlements (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2026-60596](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60596/): Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN eSettlements (low 2.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-21539 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-21539 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN eSettlements, published on 21 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21539 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN eSettlements. 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-2025-21539/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21539/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21539
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21539
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21539

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