VDB-218803 · CVE-2021-3918 · Nessus 236651

Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise CC Common Application Objects Chatbot Framework prototype pollution

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9.7	$5k-$25k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise CC Common Application Objects 9.2. This affects an unknown part of the component Chatbot Framework. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2021-3918. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise CC Common Application Objects 9.2 (Enterprise Resource Planning Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Chatbot Framework. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1321. The product receives input from an upstream component that specifies attributes that are to be initialized or updated in an object, but it does not properly control modifications of attributes of the object prototype. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 01/17/2023 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2023. It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-3918. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/18/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236651 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0014: nodejs:14 (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0014)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236651). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Enterprise Resource Planning Software

Vendor

Oracle

Name

PeopleSoft Enterprise CC Common Application Objects

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.7

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Prototype pollution
CWE: CWE-1321 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 236651
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0014: nodejs:14 (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0014)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

11/02/2021 🔍
01/17/2023 +441 days 🔍
01/17/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/18/2023 +1 days 🔍
05/18/2025 +851 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2023
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-3918 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-3918
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-218803

Entryinfo

Created: 01/18/2023 07:28
Updated: 05/18/2025 21:05
Changes: 01/18/2023 07:28 (38), 02/14/2023 09:22 (3), 02/14/2023 09:27 (28), 02/14/2023 09:28 (1), 01/17/2025 23:06 (15), 05/18/2025 21:05 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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