CVE-2018-2788: Medium severity oracle peopletools vulnerability

Published Apr 19, 2018
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Updated

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools component of Oracle PeopleSoft Products (subcomponent: Fluid Core). Supported versions that are affected are 8.55 and 8.56. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated 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. 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 3.0 Base Score 6.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Affected Software

2 affected components
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools=8.55
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools=8.56

Event History

Apr 19, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2018-2788?

CVE-2018-2788 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for exploitation by unauthenticated attackers.

2

How do I fix CVE-2018-2788?

To fix CVE-2018-2788, you should apply the latest security updates provided by Oracle for PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.55 and 8.56.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2018-2788?

Organizations using Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.55 and 8.56 are affected by CVE-2018-2788.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2018-2788?

CVE-2018-2788 is an easily exploitable vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to compromise the affected PeopleSoft components.

5

What components are impacted by CVE-2018-2788?

CVE-2018-2788 impacts the Fluid Core subcomponent of the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools in Oracle products.

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