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CVE-2020-2899: Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Purchasing product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Purchasi...

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Purchasing product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Purchasing). 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 SCM Purchasing. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Purchasing, 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 SCM Purchasing accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Purchasing accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.8 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).

MediumCVSS 4.8Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

CVE-2020-2899 affects Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Purchasing 9.2. It could let a highly privileged user with HTTP network access alter some purchasing data and read a subset of data, if another person interacts with the attack. The business risk is data integrity and confidentiality, not system outage.

Executive priority

Treat this as a moderate-priority PeopleSoft data integrity issue. Prioritize remediation if PeopleSoft Purchasing supports financial, procurement, or supply-chain workflows, or if many privileged users can access it over HTTP.

Technical view

Oracle describes an easily exploitable PeopleSoft SCM Purchasing vulnerability requiring high privileges, HTTP access, and user interaction by someone other than the attacker. Successful exploitation can update, insert, delete, or read some accessible Purchasing data. CVSS is 4.8 with changed scope and no availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to organizations running PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Purchasing version 9.2, especially where privileged HTTP access exists. The source bundle does not identify other affected versions or products as directly vulnerable.

Exploitation context

The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Exploitation requires high attacker privileges and human interaction, which lowers broad internet-scale risk but still matters in enterprise environments with many privileged users.

Researcher notes

The public description is high level and does not name a CWE, vulnerable endpoint, or specific exploit path. Analysis should stay focused on affected product/version, privilege requirements, user interaction, changed scope, and Oracle CPU patch status.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle April 2020 Critical Patch Update guidance for CVE-2020-2899.
  • Apply the relevant Oracle PeopleSoft patches if the environment runs affected version 9.2.
  • Restrict HTTP access to PeopleSoft administrative and privileged user paths.
  • Review privileged PeopleSoft account hygiene and remove unnecessary access.
  • Follow Oracle guidance for any product-specific workaround or deployment prerequisite.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory PeopleSoft Enterprise SCM Purchasing instances and confirm version 9.2 status.
  • Compare installed patch levels against Oracle April 2020 CPU documentation.
  • Confirm only authorized privileged users can access PeopleSoft over HTTP.
  • Review logs for unusual privileged Purchasing data changes around user-interaction events.
  • Verify change-management records show the relevant Oracle CPU was applied.
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Confidence
high
Sources
3

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
4.8 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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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0Timeline events
0ADP providers
2Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
4.8CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N1.72.7Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

4.8Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2020-2899Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 SCM Purchasing9.2Listed
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