CVE-2025-21545: High severity oracle peopletools vulnerability

Published Jan 21, 2025
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Updated

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: OpenSearch). Supported versions that are affected are 8.60 and 8.61. 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 ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Affected Software

3 affected components
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools>=8.60<=8.61
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools=8.60
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools=8.61

Event History

Jan 21, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:53 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:53 PM
DescriptionSeverity
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-21545?

CVE-2025-21545 is classified as an easily exploitable vulnerability that can be leveraged by unauthenticated attackers.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-21545?

To mitigate CVE-2025-21545, apply the latest patches provided by Oracle for PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions 8.60 and 8.61.

3

What components of Oracle PeopleSoft are affected by CVE-2025-21545?

CVE-2025-21545 affects the OpenSearch component of Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools.

4

What versions of Oracle PeopleSoft are impacted by CVE-2025-21545?

The affected versions of Oracle PeopleSoft are 8.60 and 8.61.

5

Can CVE-2025-21545 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2025-21545 can be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers with network access via HTTP.

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