Security restrictions bypass in PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM - CVE-2018-2878

 

Security restrictions bypass in PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM - CVE-2018-2878

Published: April 18, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11891
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-2018-2878
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Oracle
Affected software:
PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM

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 HCM Shared Components Notepad component due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can partially access and partially modify data.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-2878

Install update from vendor's website.

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