Multiple vulnerabilities in PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools

Published: 2021-07-27

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-13956 CVE-2021-2408
CWE-ID	CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools Client/Desktop applications / Office applications
Vendor	Oracle

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU47481

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13956

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected application.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Apache HttpClient. A remote attacker can pass request URIs to the library as java.net.URI object and force the application to pick the wrong target host for request execution.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools: 8.57 - 8.59

External links

http://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2021.html?62345

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website or open a file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU55376