CVE-2020-2954Network attack vector

Unauthenticated data access via web request

Published Apr 15, 2020 · Updated Sep 27, 2024

Information disclosure and data modification in Oracle PeopleSoft Candidate Gateway 9.2 allows remote attackers to access data via HTTP. The advisory does not disclose the specific Candidate Gateway locus or the incorrect operation on untrusted input that causes the flaw. Exploitation requires a person other than the attacker to interact with the application; reported impact is limited to unauthorized reads and unauthorized updates, inserts, or deletes of accessible data.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability1.00%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure and data modification in Oracle PeopleSoft Candidate Gateway 9.2 allows remote attackers to access data via HTTP. The advisory does not disclose the specific Candidate Gateway locus or the incorrect operation on untrusted input that causes the flaw. Exploitation requires a person other than the attacker to interact with the application; reported impact is limited to unauthorized reads and unauthorized updates, inserts, or deletes of accessible data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-2954
Published
Apr 15, 2020
Updated
Sep 27, 2024
Vendor
Oracle Corporation
Product
PeopleSoft Candidate Gateway
Classifications
T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 15, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 27, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=9.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Oracle Corporation · PeopleSoft Candidate Gatewayversion=9.2

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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Attacks

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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