XXE in Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools
CVE-2024-21255
Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: XMLPublisher). Supported versions that are affected are 8.59, 8.60 and 8.61. 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 takeover of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
EPSS: 0.006 (45.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Oracle Peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools — versions 8.59, 8.60, 8.61
- Oracle Corporation Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools — versions 8.59, 8.60, 8.61
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert_us@oracle.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-21255?
- CVE-2024-21255 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-10-15.
- How severe is CVE-2024-21255?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-21255 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.