Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privileged logon to PeopleTools host
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ExploitInteract with SQR component
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ExecutionTrigger confidentiality flaw under specific conditions
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ImpactRead unauthorized subset of PeopleTools data
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an authenticated low-privileged account with logon access to the server infrastructure where PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools executes (AV:L, PR:L), specifically targeting the SQR reporting component on affected versions 8.61 through 8.63. The high attack complexity (AC:H) indicates the attacker must meet conditions outside their direct control - not a simple, repeatable action - which meaningfully limits realistic exploitation. No user interaction is needed (UI:N), but network-remote and unauthenticated exploitation are NOT possible, and impact is confined to unauthorized read access to a subset of data (no write/modify or availability effect). |
| Impact | This is a low-priority vulnerability by every available signal. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 2.5 (Low) with vector AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, meaning exploitation requires local logon to the infrastructure where PeopleTools runs, high attack complexity, and existing low-level privileges, yielding only limited confidentiality impact (read access to a subset of data) with no integrity or availability impact. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or POC was provided in the input, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. There is no conflict between the CVSS vector and the description - both consistently indicate an authenticated, local, difficult-to-exploit information-disclosure issue. The one data discrepancy worth noting is the 'Authentication Bypass' tag, which contradicts the vulnerability's actual nature: this flaw REQUIRES an authenticated low-privileged account (PR:L) and does not bypass authentication, so that tag appears mislabeled. Bottom line: a genuinely low real-world risk, not a high-CVSS-but-overstated issue. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A low-privileged user who already holds a valid logon to the server infrastructure hosting PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools abuses the SQR component to read a limited subset of data they are not authorized to see. Because attack complexity is high (AC:H), the attacker must satisfy specific, hard-to-control conditions, making opportunistic exploitation unlikely. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026
Local information disclosure in Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.61 through 8.63 lets a low-privileged user who already has logon access to the host infrastructure read a limited subset of PeopleTools data through the SQR reporting component. Exploitation is genuinely difficult: high attack complexity plus a local access path and low privileges mean the attacker must satisfy conditions outside their direct control, and the CVSS 3.1 base score is only 2.5 with confidentiality-only impact (no integrity or availability effect). No public exploit code and no confirmed active exploitation were identified at time of analysis, and the risk is low by every available signal.
RemediationAI
Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2026 for PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools on all deployments running 8.61 through 8.63, following the CPU advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html; patch availability is confirmed via the vendor advisory, but the exact patched build numbers are not specified in the available data, so confirm the target bundle against the CPU matrix before rollout. Because exploitation requires local logon with a low-privileged account, the strongest compensating controls are host-side: restrict who can log on to the PeopleTools application and process-scheduler servers, remove or disable unnecessary local and shared service accounts, and enforce least privilege on the account that executes SQR jobs - accepting the operational trade-off of tighter account provisioning overhead. Where SQR report execution is not needed by general business users, limit SQR job submission and report-output browsing to a small set of trusted operators, which reduces the attack surface at the cost of centralized report administration. Additionally, review SQR definitions and output file permissions so generated reports are not readable outside their intended audience, and monitor for unusual or out-of-scope SQR job submissions by low-privileged accounts, since the AC:H rating indicates that successful exploitation would likely require repeated, anomalous attempts that are detectable. Rollback risk for the CPU should be assessed against any customized SQR code before deployment.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
SQR (Structured Query Reporter) is Oracle's report programming language and runtime bundled with PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, used to produce printed and file-based reports against PeopleSoft application data. The flaw sits in the SQR component and permits a user who can already log on to the PeopleTools host to reach data beyond their intended reporting scope; no CWE was assigned, but the behavior aligns with the insufficient access-control / information-exposure class rather than memory corruption, consistent with the confidentiality-only impact and the absence of availability or integrity effects. The assessed vector is AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N: local access to the execution environment, high attack complexity reflecting preconditions the attacker does not fully control, low privileges required, and no user interaction. Source metadata carries an 'Authentication Bypass' tag, but that label is not corroborated by the CVSS vector or the assessed prerequisites, which describe an authenticated low-privileged local user, so the tag should be treated as unverified enrichment. No CPE identifiers were supplied with the feed data; affected coverage comes from the vendor statement and the ENISA EUVD range.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Description states local logon required (AV:L), difficult to exploit (AC:H), low-privileged attacker (PR:L), and only a subset of data readable (C:L, I:N, A:N).
Primary rating from NVD.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: SQR). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61-8.63. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools executes to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 2.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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