CVE-2008-4000 describes an unspecified vulnerability in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, specifically within the PeopleTools component versions 8.48.18 and 8.49.14. This flaw allows remote attackers to compromise confidentiality and integrity. While Oracle's initial description was vague, reliable researcher claims suggest it enables bypassing lockout mechanisms through brute-force credential guessing, aided by a response discrepancy information leak. With a CVSS score of 6.4, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N). Its potential impact includes partial confidentiality and integrity compromise (C:P/I:P), but not availability (A:N). There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. The CVE has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, indicating a low level of public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.48.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jdedwards:enterpriseone:8.48.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.49.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone:8.49.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.48.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_enterprise:8.48.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.49.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:peoplesoft_peopletools:8.49.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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