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PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools EUVDEUVD-2026-105866

| CVE-2026-101450 HIGH
Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-977f-9hhw-fj68
7.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Craft malicious HTTP link to Integration Broker
  2. Delivery
    Lure victim to open link (UI:R)
  3. Exploit
    Trigger flaw in Integration Broker
  4. Execution
    Exfiltrate PeopleTools-accessible data
  5. Impact
    Perform limited unauthorized writes

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication required for critical functions
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access

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 unauthenticated attacker with network access over HTTP to Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools (Integration Broker component), versions 8.61 through 8.63. The decisive limiting factor is mandatory human interaction from a person other than the attacker (UI:R): a legitimate user must open a crafted link or page / act on an attacker-supplied request before the flaw triggers - automated, interaction-free mass exploitation is not possible. No special server-side feature toggle or non-default configuration is named in the description beyond the Integration Broker being reachable over HTTP; impact is bounded to data confidentiality (HIGH) and limited integrity writes (LOW), with no availability impact.

Impact

This is a moderate-priority issue rather than a drop-everything emergency, and the signals are largely consistent. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw whose severity is meaningfully capped by the mandatory user-interaction requirement (UI:R) and the limited integrity / zero availability impact - the real weight is the HIGH confidentiality impact (potential access to all PeopleTools-accessible data). No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC were supplied, so there is no evidence of active or imminent exploitation; the flaw is vendor-reported (Oracle) and fixed in the October 2026 Critical Patch Update. The single material conflict is the 'Authentication Bypass' tag versus the CVSS vector: the vector already models the attacker as unauthenticated (PR:N) and the description depicts a user-interaction-driven data-disclosure flaw (consistent with reflected XSS / client-side or request-forgery against Integration Broker), not a bypass of an authentication control - treat the tag as suspect and verify against Oracle's advisory. No SSVC fields, EPSS, or CWE were provided, so automatability and exploitation maturity cannot be scored from the input and should be considered UNKNOWN.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a malicious link or web page targeting a PeopleSoft Integration Broker endpoint and lures a legitimate user (UI:R - a person other than the attacker) into opening it over HTTP. Because exploitation requires no authentication and low complexity, the victim's interaction triggers the flaw, letting the attacker read sensitive PeopleTools-accessible data and perform limited unauthorized writes. No public exploit code was identified in the provided data, so this is a plausible scenario, not an observed attack.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026

Unauthenticated remote attackers can reach the Integration Broker component of Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61 through 8.63 over HTTP and, by persuading a legitimate user to open a crafted link or act on an attacker-supplied request, obtain unauthorized read access to critical PeopleTools data plus limited unauthorized insert/update/delete capability. The mandatory user-interaction prerequisite (CVSS UI:R) keeps the attack from being an interaction-free, automatable mass-exploitation vector, and the impact is bounded to confidentiality (HIGH) and integrity (LOW) with no availability effect, giving a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1. Exploitation status: no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the issue is not listed as confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV).

RemediationAI

Apply the PeopleTools fixes published in Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html), which is the vendor source for resolution of this issue; the input data does not specify an exact minimum patched PeopleTools build, so confirm the fixed release level against the CPU advisory's patch availability matrix before closing out. Until patching is complete, reduce exposure by restricting network reachability of Integration Broker HTTP endpoints to trusted integration partners and internal networks (a reverse proxy or allow-list in front of the Integration Broker servlet listener), accepting the trade-off that legitimate external integrations must be re-onboarded through the proxy. Because exploitation hinges on user interaction, reinforcing user-side controls has direct effect: block or rewrite untrusted inbound links to PeopleSoft hosts at the mail/web gateway and remind users not to follow unsolicited PeopleSoft URLs. Disabling unused Integration Broker nodes, domains, and inbound handlers is a further low-cost reduction of the attack surface, at the cost of breaking any integrations that depend on them, and monitoring Integration Broker access logs for unauthenticated or anomalous requests provides a compensating detection layer where the UI:R step cannot be fully eliminated. Do not rely on network segmentation alone, since the vector is AV:N and requires no credentials.

Affected VersionsENISA

PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61 ≤8.63

Affected Packages

euvd peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

PeopleTools is the underlying application platform and development framework for Oracle's PeopleSoft suites, and Integration Broker is its messaging/integration middleware that exposes HTTP endpoints for publishing, subscribing to, and relaying integration messages between PeopleSoft components and external systems. Because those endpoints are designed to be network-reachable and to process externally originated requests, they form a broad attack surface; the vendor's metadata tags this entry as an Authentication Bypass issue, indicating the defect lets a request reach protected functionality without a valid PeopleSoft session. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N confirms the attacker needs no credentials or privileges and that the attack complexity is low, but the UI:R component means a genuine user of the application must be induced to interact (for example by following a crafted URL or submitting a request) before the flaw triggers. The scope is unchanged, so the compromise stays within the PeopleTools security authority, with HIGH confidentiality impact reflecting full read access to PeopleTools-accessible data and LOW integrity impact reflecting partial write capability. No CWE identifier was supplied by the vendor, so the root-cause class is inferred only from the vendor-provided vector and tag rather than from a published weakness mapping.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 7.1 HIGH

Network HTTP reach and no authentication give AV:N/AC:L/PR:N; required victim interaction forces UI:R; impact is high confidentiality, limited integrity, no availability, same scope.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

DescriptionNVD

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Integration Broker). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61-8.63. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61 through 8.63 contains a high-severity Integration Broker flaw that can allow a remote attacker to read critical PeopleTools data and make limited unauthorized changes when a legitimate user opens a crafted link or request. Leadership should treat this as an ERP confidentiality and integrity risk: the user-interaction requirement reduces mass-exploitation likelihood, but targeted phishing against finance, HR, or supply-chain users remains plausible, and no vendor patch is available.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; restrict Integration Broker HTTP access to trusted networks, monitor and filter crafted links or requests, enforce least privilege, warn users about phishing and user-interaction lures, and review critical PeopleTools data for unauthorized changes until a patch is available.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 79% exploitable
Prevalence
High
widely deployed enterprise ERP/HR suite in large orgs, universities, government
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

36
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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