Input validation error in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools - CVE-2018-2970

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools component of Oracle PeopleSoft Products (subcomponent: PIA Search Functionality). Supported versions that are affected are 8.55 and 8.56. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

How to mitigate CVE-2018-2970

Sources

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2018-4258247.html
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041306