CVE-2008-4000

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the PeopleTools component in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 8.48.18 and 8.49.14 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the Oracle October 2008 CPU. Oracle has not commented on reliable researcher claims that this issue allows bypass of the lockout mechanism using brute force guessing of credentials and a response discrepancy information leak when the password is correct.

6.4

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.20% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2008-100299.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45902	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32291	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021055	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2825	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497543/100/0/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4000?: CVE-2008-4000 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4000?: To fix CVE-2008-4000, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-4000 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-4000 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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