CVE-2018-3198: Medium severity oracle peopletools vulnerability

Published Oct 17, 2018

Updated

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools component of Oracle PeopleSoft Products (subcomponent: Portal). Supported versions that are affected are 8.55, 8.56 and 8.57. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Affected Software

3 affected components

Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools=8.55

Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools=8.56

Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools=8.57

Remediation

Patch Available

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html

Event History

Oct 17, 2018

CVE Published

via MITRE·01:00 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·01:00 AM

DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-3198?

CVE-2018-3198 is considered a high severity vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to compromise Oracle PeopleSoft systems.

How do I fix CVE-2018-3198?

To fix CVE-2018-3198, apply the latest security patches provided by Oracle for PeopleSoft version 8.55, 8.56, or 8.57.

Who is affected by CVE-2018-3198?

Organizations using Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.55, 8.56, and 8.57 are affected by CVE-2018-3198.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2018-3198?

CVE-2018-3198 is an easily exploitable web vulnerability that can be accessed via HTTP.

Can CVE-2018-3198 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2018-3198 can be exploited remotely by an unauthenticated attacker with network access.