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CVE-2017-3298 Oracle CVE debrief

CVE-2017-3298 affects Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, specifically the PIA Core Technology subcomponent, in supported versions 8.54 and 8.55. According to the NVD record, an attacker with network access over HTTP can exploit the issue without authentication, but successful exploitation requires interaction from another person. The impact includes unauthorized read access to some accessible PeopleTools data and unauthorized update, insert, or delete access to some accessible data. NVD rates the issue CVSS v3.0 6.1, Medium.

Vendor
Oracle
Product
CVE-2017-3298
CVSS
MEDIUM 6.1
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2017-01-27
Original CVE updated
2026-05-13
Advisory published
2017-01-27
Advisory updated
2026-05-13

Who should care

Oracle PeopleSoft administrators, application owners, and security teams running PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.54 or 8.55, especially where PeopleSoft PIA is reachable over HTTP.

Technical summary

The NVD record describes a network-reachable vulnerability in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools PIA Core Technology. The CVSS vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, indicating no privileges are needed, user interaction is required, and the main risks are confidentiality and integrity impacts. The affected CPEs listed by NVD are Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.54 and 8.55.

Defensive priority

Medium. Prioritize remediation if the application is externally reachable or broadly accessible, because the issue is network-based and unauthenticated, even though user interaction is required.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Confirm whether Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.54 or 8.55 is deployed, including PIA Core Technology instances exposed over HTTP.
  • Apply the Oracle January 2017 Critical Patch Update referenced by NVD and Oracle's vendor advisory for this issue.
  • Limit exposure of PeopleSoft web endpoints to only required networks and users, and monitor for unexpected application interactions.
  • Review access and change logs for unauthorized reads or modifications involving PeopleTools accessible data.
  • Validate the integrity of affected PeopleSoft data and investigate any anomalous user activity around the time of suspected exploitation.

Evidence notes

This debrief is based only on the supplied CVE/NVD corpus and the referenced Oracle advisory entry. The affected versions, attack vector, user-interaction requirement, and impact statements come from the NVD CVE record and its CVSS metadata. The Oracle CPU January 2017 advisory is listed in NVD references as the vendor patch reference.

Official resources

CVE published on 2017-01-27. NVD also cites Oracle's January 2017 Critical Patch Update as the vendor reference for remediation context.