Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.59/8.60/8.61 Open Search/Elastic Search denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.59/8.60/8.61 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Open Search/Elastic Search. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-44487. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.59/8.60/8.61 (Enterprise Resource Planning Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Open Search/Elastic Search. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was published 01/16/2024 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2024. The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-44487. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211529 (Oracle Linux 9 : grafana (ELSA-2024-9115)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. This issue was added on 10/10/2023 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 10/31/2023:

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (52426), Tenable (211529) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1228). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Red Hat OpenStack
  • IBM MQ
  • Red Hat OpenShift

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 211529
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 9 : grafana (ELSA-2024-9115)

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Upgrade: github.com
Patch: cgit.freebsd.org

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09/29/2023 🔍
01/16/2024 +109 days 🔍
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09/25/2025 +617 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2024
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-44487 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-44487
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-251290
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-1228 - Red Hat OpenStack: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/17/2024 09:10
Updated: 09/25/2025 05:45
Changes: 01/17/2024 09:10 (39), 02/10/2024 08:33 (4), 02/10/2024 08:37 (11), 04/29/2024 18:35 (26), 05/23/2024 18:34 (1), 06/28/2024 08:22 (1), 08/02/2024 04:06 (10), 09/09/2024 22:30 (2), 11/20/2024 10:05 (2), 04/12/2025 03:52 (2), 04/15/2025 00:30 (1), 07/27/2025 06:19 (7), 09/25/2025 05:45 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:E22:103

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