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CVE-2021-2159: Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Fra...

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Frameworks). The supported version that is affected is 9.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

CVE-2021-2159 affects Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community 9.2. A low-privileged user with HTTP access could, with another person’s interaction, read a limited subset of Campus Community data without authorization. The published CVSS score is 3.5, so urgency is lower than remote takeover flaws, but education records and student data still warrant review.

Executive priority

Treat this as a scheduled remediation item, not an emergency, unless PeopleSoft is broadly exposed or handles sensitive student data with weak access controls.

Technical view

Oracle describes an easily exploitable Frameworks vulnerability in PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community 9.2. The CVSS vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, meaning network attack, low complexity, low privileges, required user interaction, unchanged scope, and limited confidentiality impact only.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely limited to organizations running PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community version 9.2 where low-privileged users can reach the application over HTTP.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not show active exploitation, and KEV status is false. Exploitation requires an authenticated low-privileged attacker and interaction from another person, reducing immediacy but not eliminating confidentiality risk.

Researcher notes

Available evidence supports confidentiality impact only. The bundle does not provide exploit details, CWE mapping, patch identifiers, or proof of exploitation, so validation should focus on product/version exposure and Oracle CPU applicability.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle’s April 2021 Critical Patch Update for applicable PeopleSoft guidance.
  • Apply vendor-provided PeopleSoft fixes if Oracle confirms applicability to your environment.
  • Restrict HTTP access to PeopleSoft to trusted networks and required user groups.
  • Review low-privileged account access and remove unnecessary Campus Community permissions.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether PeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community 9.2 is deployed.
  • Identify externally or broadly reachable HTTP access paths to PeopleSoft.
  • Check Oracle CPU records for CVE-2021-2159 remediation status.
  • Review access logs for unusual low-privileged data access patterns.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
3

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Low
CVSS
3.5 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/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

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
3.5CVSS 3.1LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N2.11.4Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

3.5Low
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2021-2159Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/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

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
Oracle CorporationPeopleSoft Enterprise CS Campus Community9.2Listed
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