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CVE-2021-2219: Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: SQR).

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: SQR). Supported versions that are affected are 8.56, 8.57 and 8.58. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. 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 and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.4 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L).

HighCVSS 7.4Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

CVE-2021-2219 affects Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools SQR in versions 8.56, 8.57, and 8.58. A low-privileged user with HTTP network access could read or modify some PeopleTools-accessible data and cause partial service disruption.

Executive priority

Treat this as a high-priority PeopleSoft patch and exposure review, especially for internet-facing or broadly reachable deployments. The business risk is unauthorized data change, limited data disclosure, and partial outage in an enterprise system.

Technical view

The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.4 with network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, and changed scope. Impacts are limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability across the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools SQR component.

Likely exposure

Organizations running PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.56, 8.57, or 8.58 with HTTP-accessible PeopleTools services are the relevant exposure group. The attacker needs some authenticated, low-privileged access.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Oracle describes the issue as easily exploitable over HTTP by a low-privileged attacker, but no exploit details are provided here.

Researcher notes

No CWE, root-cause detail, proof-of-concept, or patch-specific version mapping is included in the bundle. Scope is changed, so assess connected PeopleSoft products and data flows, but do not assume additional affected products beyond Oracle’s statement.

Mitigation direction

  • Review Oracle April 2021 Critical Patch Update guidance for CVE-2021-2219.
  • Patch or upgrade affected PeopleTools 8.56, 8.57, and 8.58 deployments per Oracle guidance.
  • Restrict HTTP access to PeopleTools administration and SQR-related functions where operationally feasible.
  • Review least-privilege controls for PeopleSoft accounts with network access.
  • Monitor for unusual PeopleTools data changes or partial service disruption.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools versions in production and non-production environments.
  • Confirm whether versions 8.56, 8.57, or 8.58 are still deployed.
  • Verify Oracle April 2021 CPU or later relevant fixes are applied.
  • Review access paths exposing PeopleTools over HTTP.
  • Check logs for unexpected low-privileged access to SQR or PeopleTools data operations.
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Confidence
high
Sources
3

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
7.4 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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
7.4CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L3.13.7Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

7.4High
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2021-2219Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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, 8.57, 8.58Listed
Weakness

CWE details

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