VDB-138109 · CVE-2018-17960 · BID 109205

Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.55/8.56/8.57 CKEditor cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.55/8.56/8.57. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component CKEditor. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-17960. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.55/8.56/8.57 (Enterprise Resource Planning Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component CKEditor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

CKEditor 4.x before 4.11.0 allows user-assisted XSS involving a source-mode paste.

The bug was discovered 11/06/2018. The weakness was shared 07/16/2019 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - Juli 2019 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-17960 since 10/03/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277704 (Fedora Security Update for ckeditor (FEDORA-2019-ae7f274d24)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entries VDB-126823, VDB-137972, VDB-137963 and VDB-137964 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Enterprise Resource Planning Software

Vendor

Oracle

Name

PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools

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License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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10/03/2018 🔍
11/06/2018 +34 days 🔍
11/14/2018 +8 days 🔍
07/16/2019 +244 days 🔍
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07/17/2019 +1 days 🔍
07/30/2024 +1840 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - Juli 2019
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-17960 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-17960
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-138109
SecurityFocus: 109205

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/17/2019 10:46
Updated: 07/30/2024 06:02
Changes: 07/17/2019 10:46 (69), 07/06/2020 18:46 (4), 10/30/2023 15:02 (4), 07/30/2024 06:02 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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