Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.58/8.59 Rich Text Editor cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.58/8.59. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Rich Text Editor. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-41165. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.58/8.59 (Enterprise Resource Planning Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Rich Text Editor. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was disclosed 04/19/2022 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2022. The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-41165. 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 scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211412 (Fedora 37 : ckeditor (2022-4c634ee466)), 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 (211412). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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CNA Base Score: 8.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 211412
Nessus Name: Fedora 37 : ckeditor (2022-4c634ee466)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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09/15/2021 🔍
04/19/2022 +216 days 🔍
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04/20/2022 +1 days 🔍
05/01/2025 +1107 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2022
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-41165 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-41165
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-198137

Entryinfo

Created: 04/20/2022 08:01
Updated: 05/01/2025 06:28
Changes: 04/20/2022 08:01 (39), 04/26/2022 17:29 (2), 04/26/2022 17:37 (30), 11/16/2024 06:39 (16), 05/01/2025 06:28 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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