XML External Entity injection in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools - CVE-2017-3548

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools component of Oracle PeopleSoft Products (subcomponent: Integration Broker). Supported versions that are affected are 8.54 and 8.55. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows unauthenticated 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 and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L).

How to mitigate CVE-2017-3548

Sources

• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97880
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038301
• https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-17-020-xxe-via-doctype-peoplesoft/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41925/