Privilege escalation in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools - CVE-2018-2772

Vulnerability identifier: #VU11882

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2772

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools Rich Text Editor component due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can gain root privileges.

PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools

Install update from vendor's website.

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle PeopleSoft Products