CVE-2025-53059 Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools

Medium 4.9 Published 21 Oct 2025 Updated 22 Oct 2025

High-privileged attackers can access critical data in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools due to missing authorization controls.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-53059?

CVE-2025-53059 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools, published on 21 Oct 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: OpenSearch Dashboards). Supported versions that are affected are 8.60, 8.61 and 8.62. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53059?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools.

How do I fix CVE-2025-53059?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53059 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-2025-53059 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v5xr-ggqr-g2m8.