Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.57/8.58/8.59 Elastic Search input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.57/8.58/8.59. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Elastic Search. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2021-22931. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.57/8.58/8.59 (Enterprise Resource Planning Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Elastic Search. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 01/19/2021 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2022. The advisory is shared at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-22931. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/15/2025).

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216256 (Oracle Linux 8 : nodejs:20 (ELSA-2025-1351)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (216256). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 216256
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 8 : nodejs:20 (ELSA-2025-1351)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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02/15/2025 +1122 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2022
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-22931 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-22931
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-191125

Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2022 15:48
Updated: 02/15/2025 00:53
Changes: 01/19/2022 15:48 (39), 01/24/2022 23:21 (3), 01/24/2022 23:34 (19), 02/15/2025 00:53 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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