CVE-2020-2751Network attack vector

Unauthorized data access and modification

Published Apr 15, 2020 · Updated Sep 30, 2024

A Portal flaw in Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.56 and 8.57 allows remote attackers to read and modify accessible data via HTTP. Oracle has not published the affected Portal code locus or the faulty operation performed on HTTP input. Exploitation requires an unauthenticated network request and interaction by another person, and it is limited to reading or changing a subset of accessible data.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability1.04%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

A Portal flaw in Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools 8.56 and 8.57 allows remote attackers to read and modify accessible data via HTTP. Oracle has not published the affected Portal code locus or the faulty operation performed on HTTP input. Exploitation requires an unauthenticated network request and interaction by another person, and it is limited to reading or changing a subset of accessible data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-2751
Published
Apr 15, 2020
Updated
Sep 30, 2024
Vendor
Oracle Corporation
Product
PeopleSoft PeopleTools
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 15, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 30, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=8.56
  2. Affected versionversion=8.57

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Oracle Corporation · PeopleSoft PeopleToolsversion=8.56; version=8.57

Published CVSS scores

6.1Oracle CorporationCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

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