Security restrictions bypass in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools - CVE-2018-2821

 

Security restrictions bypass in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools - CVE-2018-2821

Published: April 18, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11889
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2821
CWE-ID: CWE-264
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 attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information and write arbitrary files 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 partially access and partially modify data.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-2821

Install update from vendor's website.

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