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Vulnerability · CVE-2008-4000

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 affe…

Published Oct 14, 2008 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2008-4000. EPSS is 2.23%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
2.23%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe jdedwards/enterpriseone · cpe oracle/jd edwards enterpriseone · cpe oracle/peoplesoft enterprise · cpe oracle/peoplesoft peopletools

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe jdedwards/enterpriseone8.48.18
  • cpe oracle/jd edwards enterpriseone8.49.14
  • cpe oracle/peoplesoft enterprise8.48.18
  • cpe oracle/peoplesoft peopletools8.49.14

How to fix CVE-2008-4000

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2008-4000. EPSS is 2.23%. Act only if a listed version of Oracle is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with oracle/jd edwards enterpriseone 8.49.14; oracle/peoplesoft enterprise 8.48.18; oracle/peoplesoft peopletools 8.49.14. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 2.23%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 14, 2008 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    Detected

    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 m

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Oracle Critical Patch Updates

    Updated

    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 m

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2008-4000

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2008-4000

    30-day exploitation probability 2.23%

    first.org
  • Oracle Critical Patch UpdatesVendor advisoryCVE-2008-4000

    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 m

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.