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CVE-2021-2218: Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Health C...

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Health Center). 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 PT PeopleTools. While the vulnerability is in PeopleSoft Enterprise PT 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 PT PeopleTools accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L).

HighCVSS 8.3Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

This is a high-severity Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools issue. An unauthenticated attacker who can reach the affected service over HTTP could compromise PeopleTools data, changing some records, reading some data, and causing partial service disruption.

Executive priority

Treat this as a priority remediation for PeopleSoft environments, especially where HTTP access is exposed beyond tightly controlled networks. The issue can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability without credentials.

Technical view

CVE-2021-2218 affects Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools Health Center in supported versions 8.56 and 8.57. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.3 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and changed scope.

Likely exposure

Organizations running PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.56 or 8.57 with HTTP access to the Health Center component are the stated exposure group. Internet-facing or broadly reachable deployments carry higher business risk.

Exploitation context

The source bundle says the issue is easily exploitable via HTTP by an unauthenticated network attacker. It does not provide public exploit details, and KEV status is false, so active exploitation is not established here.

Researcher notes

Oracle's description does not name a CWE or root cause. The changed-scope CVSS vector and note about impact to additional products indicate downstream business effects may extend beyond the PeopleTools component itself.

Mitigation direction

  • Apply Oracle's April 2021 Critical Patch Update guidance for affected PeopleTools deployments.
  • Confirm the exact required patch or upgrade path through Oracle advisory channels.
  • Restrict HTTP access to PeopleSoft administrative and Health Center surfaces where feasible.
  • Prioritize affected externally reachable or broadly accessible internal deployments first.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory PeopleSoft Enterprise PT PeopleTools versions and identify 8.56 or 8.57 systems.
  • Confirm whether the Health Center component is enabled and reachable over HTTP.
  • Verify patch status against Oracle's April 2021 Critical Patch Update.
  • Review access logs for unusual unauthenticated HTTP activity against PeopleSoft endpoints.
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Confidence
high
Sources
3

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
8.3 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

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

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
8.3CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L3.93.7Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

8.3High
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2021-2218Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

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

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 PT PeopleTools8.56, 8.57Listed
Weakness

CWE details

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