CVE-2025-53061 Missing authorization in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools

Medium 5.5 Published 21 Oct 2025 Updated 22 Oct 2025

High-privileged attackers can bypass authorization to read and modify PeopleSoft data via HTTP, impacting confidentiality and integrity.

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-2025-53061?

CVE-2025-53061 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: PIA Core Technology). 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. 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 update, insert or delete access to some of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.5 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53061?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools.

How do I fix CVE-2025-53061?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53061 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-2025-53061 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53061 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-q8v8-9fjr-p47p.