CVE-2018-2970: Oracle Corporation PeopleSoft Enterprise PT…

CVE-2018-2970: Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools component of Oracle PeopleSoft Products (subcomponen...

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).

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedOct 2, 2024, 20:12 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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CVE-2018-2970 affects Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools search functionality. A low-privileged authenticated user who can reach PeopleSoft over HTTP may read some data they should not access. The reported impact is limited to confidentiality, but PeopleSoft commonly handles sensitive business and employee data, so exposed legacy deployments deserve attention. Organizations running Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.55 or 8.56 are potentially exposed, especially where PeopleSoft PIA is reachable over HTTP by broad internal user populations or external authenticated users. Treat this as a moderate confidentiality risk. Prioritize if affected PeopleSoft systems contain sensitive HR, finance, or identity data, or if many low-privileged users can access PIA search over HTTP. Mitigation focus: Identify any PeopleTools 8.55 or 8.56 deployments.; Review Oracle's July 2018 Critical Patch Update for CVE-2018-2970 guidance.; Apply Oracle-provided updates or mitigations where applicable..

Prepared: Jun 7, 2026, 13:02 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Jul 18, 2018, 13:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Oracle CorporationPeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools8.55, 8.56Listed

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