CVE-2022-21521: Medium severity oracle peopletools vulnerability

Published Jul 19, 2022
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Updated

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: XML Publisher). Supported versions that are affected are 8.58 and 8.59. 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).

Affected Software

2 affected components
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools=8.58
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools=8.59

Event History

Jul 19, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:07 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:07 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-21521?

CVE-2022-21521 is a vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft, affecting versions 8.58 and 8.59.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2022-21521?

CVE-2022-21521 has a severity level of medium (4.9).

3

How can CVE-2022-21521 be exploited?

CVE-2022-21521 can be exploited by a high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise.

4

Which versions of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools are affected by CVE-2022-21521?

Versions 8.58 and 8.59 of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools are affected by CVE-2022-21521.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-21521?

More information about CVE-2022-21521 can be found at the following link: [https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html](https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html)

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