2020-7017 | Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools Kibana cross site scripting

By Max On Jul 25, 2021

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6.4	$0-$5k	0.75

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.58 (Enterprise Resource Planning Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Kibana. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. An attacker might be able to inject arbitrary html and script code into the web site. This would alter the appearance and would make it possible to initiate further attacks against site visitors. The summary by CVE is:

In Kibana versions before 6.8.11 and 7.8.1 the region map visualization in contains a stored XSS flaw. An attacker who is able to edit or create a region map visualization could obtain sensitive information or perform destructive actions on behalf of Kibana users who view the region map visualization.

The weakness was released 07/20/2021 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory – July 2021. The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-7017 since 01/14/2020. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/25/2021). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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