Improper access control in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools - CVE-2017-3547

 

Improper access control in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools - CVE-2017-3547

Published: April 6, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11598
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-3547
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to write arbitrary files on the target system.

The weakness exists in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools component due to improper access control. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening specially crafted input, create, delete or modify critical data or all accessible data.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-3547

Install update from vendor's website.

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