Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.53/8.54/8.55 Activity Guide privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.53/8.54/8.55. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Activity Guide. The manipulation leads to privilege escalation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2016-3421. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.53/8.54/8.55 (Enterprise Resource Planning Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Activity Guide. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools component in Oracle PeopleSoft Products 8.53, 8.54, and 8.55 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via vectors related to Activity Guide.

The weakness was published 04/19/2016 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3421 since 03/17/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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

Similar entries are available at VDB-12776, VDB-78153, VDB-82623 and VDB-82615. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2016
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-3421 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3421
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82625

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SecurityTracker: 1035610

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2016 09:01
Updated: 07/25/2022 16:05
Changes: 04/21/2016 09:01 (55), 10/20/2018 09:32 (8), 07/25/2022 16:05 (4)
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