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CVE-2020-2751: Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Portal).

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Portal). Supported versions that are affected are 8.56 and 8.57. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).

MediumCVSS 6.1Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

This is an Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools Portal vulnerability affecting versions 8.56 and 8.57. An unauthenticated attacker who can reach the service over HTTP could compromise PeopleTools if they can induce a user interaction. Impact is limited confidentiality and integrity: unauthorized reads and changes to some accessible PeopleTools data, with potential knock-on effects across connected PeopleSoft products.

Executive priority

Treat this as a moderate-priority remediation item unless the affected PeopleSoft Portal is internet-facing or widely reachable internally. The business concern is unauthorized access or modification of PeopleTools data, not service outage. Patch verification should be tracked because Oracle identified supported affected versions and issued CPU guidance.

Technical view

Oracle describes CVE-2020-2751 as easily exploitable over the network via HTTP, requiring no privileges but requiring user interaction. CVSS 3.0 is 6.1 with scope changed, low confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact. The affected component is PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools Portal in supported versions 8.56 and 8.57.

Likely exposure

Organizations are exposed if they still run PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.56 or 8.57, especially where PeopleSoft Portal functions are reachable over HTTP by untrusted networks or users. The source bundle does not identify other affected versions.

Exploitation context

The sources do not report active exploitation, and CISA KEV status is false in the provided bundle. The vulnerability is still operationally relevant because exploitation is unauthenticated and network-reachable, but it requires interaction from a person other than the attacker.

Researcher notes

Key constraints are AV:N, AC:L, PR:N, UI:R, S:C, C:L, I:L, A:N. The source bundle provides no CWE, no exploit details, and no named workaround beyond Oracle CPU guidance. Avoid assuming affected modules beyond PeopleTools Portal or affected versions beyond 8.56 and 8.57.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle April 2020 Critical Patch Update guidance for CVE-2020-2751.
  • Apply the relevant Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools patches or updates per Oracle guidance.
  • Prioritize exposed PeopleSoft Portal systems running PeopleTools 8.56 or 8.57.
  • Limit HTTP access to PeopleSoft Portal where business requirements allow.
  • Retire or upgrade unsupported PeopleTools deployments if vendor guidance requires it.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions across production and non-production environments.
  • Confirm whether any deployment runs PeopleTools 8.56 or 8.57.
  • Verify Oracle April 2020 CPU remediation status for affected PeopleTools systems.
  • Check whether PeopleSoft Portal HTTP access is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Document compensating controls if patching cannot be completed immediately.
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Confidence
high
Sources
3

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Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.1 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
2Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
6.1CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.82.7Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

6.1Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2020-2751Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
Oracle CorporationPeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools8.56, 8.57Listed
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