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CVE-2008-4000

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.4 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-10-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the PeopleTools component in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise and JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 8.48.18 and 8.49.14 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality and integrity via unknown vectors. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the Oracle October 2008 CPU. Oracle has not commented on reliable researcher claims that this issue allows bypass of the lockout mechanism using brute force guessing of credentials and a response discrepancy information leak when the password is correct.

Affected products

• Jdedwards Enterpriseone: 8.48.18
• Oracle Jd Edwards Enterpriseone: 8.49.14
• Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise: 8.48.18
• Oracle Peoplesoft Peopletools: 8.49.14

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/32291
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2008-100299.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497543/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021055
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2825
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45902
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32291
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2008-100299.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497543/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021055
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2825
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45902

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