VRT 391,192 CVEs tracked · 15,442 in RASP scope · data as of 18 hours ago

`CVE-2017-3548`

6.5 Medium Protected by RASP

Description

Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools component of Oracle PeopleSoft Products (subcomponent: Integration Broker). Supported versions that are affected are 8.54 and 8.55. Easily "exploitable" vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP 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 and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L).

CWE-611 · XML external entity (XXE)

Exploitation Status

Working exploit published

A reviewed exploit catalogue carries this CVE. Somebody has published code a stranger can run.

CVSS E:P

CISA KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
Indexed PoC 2 indexed Published artifacts you can open, in Exploit-DB; first seen 2017-04-25.
EPSS 51% chance in 30 days A model prediction, not an observation. Higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Index	Artifact	Stars	First seen
Exploit-DB	Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools < 8.55 - Remote Code Execution Via Blind XML External Entity		2017-05-17
Exploit-DB	Oracle PeopleSoft - 'PeopleSoftServiceListeningConnector' XML External Entity via DOCTYPE		2017-04-25

Index

Artifact

Stars

First seen

Exploit-DB

Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools < 8.55 - Remote Code Execution Via Blind XML External Entity

2017-05-17

Exploit-DB

Oracle PeopleSoft - 'PeopleSoftServiceListeningConnector' XML External Entity via DOCTYPE

2017-04-25

Waratek Defense Posture

Protected by RASP

A Waratek agent blocks this today.

Applicable rule: A researcher classified this CVE as MITIGATED-BY-SECURE-RULE, protected by the ARMR XXE rule with uri parameter, xxe.

Protection full a general security rule for the vulnerability class
Action available security rule
Review human manual-review
Record active

Decided by manual-classification : A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

Finding A researcher classified this CVE as MITIGATED-BY-SECURE-RULE, protected by the ARMR XXE rule with uri parameter, xxe.

Decided by	`manual-classification` : A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE
Finding	A researcher classified this CVE as MITIGATED-BY-SECURE-RULE, protected by the ARMR XXE rule with uri parameter, xxe.

Waratek research note

written 2026-09-14

Written by a Waratek engineer reviewing this CVE. A written classification sets the status directly, ahead of every automated scope rule except a withdrawal.

Comments

Rule Name: XXE rule with uri parameter, xxe

XXE VIA DOCTYPE in PeopleSoft. Exploit walkthrough: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41925

Rule example

app("XXE SECURITY POLICY"):
    requires(version: ARMR/2.8)
    marshal("XXE:ALLOW"):
        xxe(uri: ["http://struts.apache.org/dtds/struts-2.3.dtd",
                  "http://struts.apache.org/dtds/struts-2.5.dtd",
                  "http://java.sun.com/dtd/web-jsptaglibrary_1_2.dtd",
                  "http://java.sun.com/j2ee/dtds/web-jsptaglibrary_1_1.dtd"])
        allow(message: "An external DTD URI has been allowed")
    endmarshal
endapp

CVSS

6.5 MEDIUM v3.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L 2 metrics

VRT selects the newest version's highest entry and publishes it as cvssScore, newest rather than largest because scores are not comparable across versions, and highest rather than first because the first entry is frequently a CNA placeholder scoring 0.0 over NVD's own analysis.

Version Score Band Vector Assigner Type

CVSS 3.0 6.5 MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L NVD Primary published

CVSS 2.0 6.4 no band published AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P NVD Primary

Version	Score	Band	Vector	Assigner	Type
CVSS 3.0	6.5	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L`	NVD	Primary	published
CVSS 2.0	6.4	no band published	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P`	NVD	Primary

Affected Software & Releases

🏛️ Oracle CPU Advisories & Products

Advisory	Type	Quarter	Products Oracle named in risk matrix
Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2017 ↗	CPU	2017-Q2	Oracle PeopleSoft Products / Integration Broker (8.54, 8.55)

Advisory

Type

Quarter

Products Oracle named in risk matrix

Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2017 ↗

CPU

2017-Q2

Oracle PeopleSoft Products / Integration Broker (8.54, 8.55)

Indexed Oracle Components & Versions

Family	Component	Oracle's version cell (verbatim)	Indexed as
Oracle PeopleSoft Products	Integration Broker	8.54, 8.55	8.54 · 8.55

Family

Component

Oracle's version cell (verbatim)

Indexed as

Oracle PeopleSoft Products

Integration Broker

8.54, 8.55

8.54 · 8.55

🖥️ Product CPEs & Version Ranges

1 product(s) over 2 version claims (uncapped)

Source	Vendor	Product	Scheme	Affected Versions
nvd	oracle	peoplesoft enterprise peopletools	generic	8.54 · 8.55

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected Versions

nvd

oracle

peoplesoft enterprise peopletools

generic

8.54 · 8.55

Manual classification context

A reviewer manually classified this CVE. The retained record includes the labels and products below, but not the reviewer's reasoning.

## Manual Classification Context **Labels:** HTTP, INTEGRATION BROKER, NO AUTH REMOTE EXPLOIT **Products:** ORACLE PEOPLESOFT PRODUCTS, PEOPLESOFT ENTERPRISE PEOPLETOOLS

References

URL	Tags
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.html	Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97880	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038301	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://erpscan.io/advisories/erpscan-17-020-xxe-via-doctype-peoplesoft/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41925/	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

URL

Timeline

Published 2017-04-24 Last modified 2026-06-17

Published	2017-04-24	By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified	2026-06-17	NVD's own last-modified date for this record.
Classification created	2026-09-14	First commit adding this CVE's research note.
Last VRT activity	2026-09-14	Most recent commit touching this CVE's classification, patch or rule file.

Published

2017-04-24

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-06-17

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

Classification created

2026-09-14

First commit adding this CVE's research note.

Last VRT activity

2026-09-14

Most recent commit touching this CVE's classification, patch or rule file.

Pipeline policy audit (4 of 21 rules evaluated)

4 of 21 rules ran. The rest were never reached, because an earlier stage settled the CVE, a distinct claim from a rule that ran and found nothing.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? first match wins

1 rejected no-match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is the vulnerability ARMR's to address? first match wins

2 armr-patch-file no-match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no-match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification decided it matched Protected by RASP A researcher classified this CVE as MITIGATED-BY-SECURE-RULE, protected by the ARMR XXE rule with uri parameter, xxe.

5 manual classification not-reached Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

6 non-java-upstream not-reached A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component not-reached The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in. Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 osv-maven not-reached An OSV.dev record of this CVE affecting a package published to Maven Central

9 cna-maven-package not-reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

10 known-cpe-product not-reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

11 cna-cpe-product not-reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

12 oracle-advisory-family not-reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

13 non-deployable-product not-reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

14 unmatched-product not-reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? cumulative: every rule gets a turn

15 patch-hint not-reached A reference pointing at the upstream fix: a commit, a PR, a Red Hat bug

16 open-source-maven not-reached The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

17 poc-derivable not-reached An indexed exploit to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

18 no-exploit not-reached With no fix path, a public exploit, or a CISA record of one

19 secure-rule-match not-reached A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

20 below-action-threshold not-reached Medium or Low severity, no KEV listing, no PoC clearing the evidence bar, no CISA verdict, no Oracle advisory

21 no-exploit-published not-reached A published working exploit for this candidate, not only a proof of concept, a forecast, or nothing at all

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