CVE-2022-21639: XSS

Published Oct 18, 2022

Updated

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Elastic Search Integration). Supported versions that are affected are 8.59 and 8.60. 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 (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 6.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Affected Software

2 affected components

Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise=8.59

Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise=8.60

Remediation

Patch Available

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2022.html

Event History

Oct 18, 2022

CVE Published

via MITRE·12:00 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·12:00 AM

DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2022-21639.

What is the title of the vulnerability?

The title of the vulnerability is 'Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Elastic Search Integration).'

Which versions of Oracle PeopleSoft are affected?

Versions 8.59 and 8.60 of Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise are affected.

How severe is the vulnerability?

The vulnerability has a severity rating of 6.1, which is classified as medium severity.

How can an attacker exploit this vulnerability?

An unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP can easily exploit this vulnerability and compromise PeopleSoft.