CVE-2021-2455

Description

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Shared Components product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Person Search). The supported version that is affected is 9.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Shared Components. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Shared Components accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Shared Components accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

6.5

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.38% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory oracle.com

Affected: Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Shared Components

References

Link	Tags
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2021.html	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-2455?: CVE-2021-2455 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-2455?: To fix CVE-2021-2455, 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-2021-2455 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2021-2455 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-2455?: CVE-2021-2455 affects Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise HCM Shared Components.

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