CVE-2026-60593
Summary
by MITRE • 07/22/2026
Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Staffing Front Office product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Staffing Front Office). The supported version that is affected is 9.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Staffing Front Office. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Staffing Front Office accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/22/2026
This vulnerability exists within Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Staffing Front Office component version 9.2, representing a critical security weakness that exposes organizations to significant operational risks. The flaw manifests as an easily exploitable security gap that permits unauthenticated attackers to gain network-level access through HTTP protocols, bypassing traditional authentication mechanisms entirely. This represents a fundamental breakdown in the application's access control architecture, where the system fails to properly validate incoming requests before processing them.
The technical nature of this vulnerability stems from inadequate input validation and authentication controls within the staffing front office module. Attackers can leverage this weakness to perform unauthorized modifications to critical data structures without requiring any valid credentials or prior access privileges. The CVSS 3.1 scoring system assigns a base score of 7.5, reflecting the high severity impact on integrity aspects while maintaining a low attack complexity and no user interaction requirements. This vulnerability operates at the network level with low access complexity, making it particularly dangerous for organizations with exposed web services.
The operational impact of successful exploitation can result in substantial data compromise across the entire PeopleSoft Enterprise FIN Staffing Front Office environment. Attackers gain the ability to create, delete, or modify critical personnel and financial data without detection, potentially leading to financial losses, compliance violations, and operational disruption. The integrity impact rating of HIGH indicates that attackers can alter fundamental business data including employee records, payroll information, budget allocations, and staffing assignments. This vulnerability essentially provides a backdoor into the organization's core workforce management systems.
Organizations should implement immediate mitigations including network-level firewalls to restrict access to PeopleSoft services, deployment of web application firewalls to monitor and filter HTTP traffic, and implementation of multi-factor authentication for administrative functions. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) and maps to ATT&CK technique T1078 (Valid Accounts) and T1566 (Phishing) as attackers may leverage this weakness after initial reconnaissance. Additional defensive measures should include regular patch management, network segmentation of PeopleSoft components, and implementation of intrusion detection systems monitoring for unusual data modification patterns.
Security teams must prioritize vulnerability assessment across all PeopleSoft installations and consider implementing database activity monitoring to detect unauthorized modifications. The attack vector requires no privileged access or complex exploitation techniques, making this vulnerability particularly attractive to threat actors seeking persistent access to financial and personnel data. Organizations should also review their access control policies and ensure that only authorized network segments can reach PeopleSoft web services, while maintaining comprehensive audit logging of all administrative activities. Regular security assessments and penetration testing should be conducted to identify similar vulnerabilities in other enterprise applications.