BEA WebLogic Authentication Provider Privilege Inheritance Vulnerability

BID:10130

Info

BEA WebLogic Authentication Provider Privilege Inheritance Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 10130
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2004-0715
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 13 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 12 2009 04:06AM
Credit: This issue was announced in the referenced vendor advisory.
Vulnerable: BEA Systems WebLogic Server for Win32 8.1 SP 2
BEA Systems WebLogic Server for Win32 8.1 SP 1
BEA Systems WebLogic Server for Win32 8.1
BEA Systems WebLogic Server for Win32 7.0 SP 4
BEA Systems WebLogic Server for Win32 7.0 SP 3
BEA Systems WebLogic Server for Win32 7.0 SP 2
BEA Systems WebLogic Server for Win32 7.0 SP 1
BEA Systems WebLogic Server for Win32 7.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
BEA Systems Weblogic Server 8.1 SP 2
BEA Systems Weblogic Server 8.1 SP 1
BEA Systems Weblogic Server 8.1
BEA Systems Weblogic Server 7.0 SP 4
BEA Systems Weblogic Server 7.0 SP 3
BEA Systems Weblogic Server 7.0 SP 2
BEA Systems Weblogic Server 7.0 SP 1
BEA Systems Weblogic Server 7.0
- HP HP-UX 11.0
- HP HP-UX 11i v1
- IBM AIX 4.3.3
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
- Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
- Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
- Sun Solaris 2.7_sparc
- Sun Solaris 2.6_sparc
BEA Systems WebLogic Express for Win32 8.1 SP 2
BEA Systems WebLogic Express for Win32 8.1 SP 1
BEA Systems WebLogic Express for Win32 8.1
BEA Systems WebLogic Express for Win32 7.0 SP 4
BEA Systems WebLogic Express for Win32 7.0 SP 3
BEA Systems WebLogic Express for Win32 7.0 SP 2
BEA Systems WebLogic Express for Win32 7.0 SP 1
BEA Systems WebLogic Express for Win32 7.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
BEA Systems WebLogic Express 8.1 SP 2
BEA Systems WebLogic Express 8.1 SP 1
BEA Systems WebLogic Express 8.1
BEA Systems WebLogic Express 7.0 SP 4
BEA Systems WebLogic Express 7.0 SP 3
BEA Systems WebLogic Express 7.0 SP 2
BEA Systems WebLogic Express 7.0 SP 1
BEA Systems WebLogic Express 7.0
- HP HP-UX 11.0
- HP HP-UX 11i v1
- IBM AIX 4.3.3
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
- Redhat Linux 7.1 i386
- Redhat Linux 6.2 i386
- Sun Solaris 8_sparc
- Sun Solaris 2.7_sparc
- Sun Solaris 2.6_sparc
Not Vulnerable: BEA Systems WebLogic Server for Win32 7.0 SP 5
BEA Systems Weblogic Server 7.0 SP 5
BEA Systems WebLogic Express for Win32 7.0 SP 5
BEA Systems WebLogic Express 7.0 SP 5

Discussion

BEA WebLogic Authentication Provider Privilege Inheritance Vulnerability

BEA WebLogic Server and Express are prone to an issue that may cause administrative privileges to be inherited by a secondary group that these permissions have not been explicitly granted to. This issue exists in the default Authentication provider and may allow for unauthorized administrative access to a security realm.

Exploit / POC

BEA WebLogic Authentication Provider Privilege Inheritance Vulnerability

Exploit code would not be required for this issue although it may occur inadvertently when an administrator is deleting and creating new groups.

Solution / Fix

BEA WebLogic Authentication Provider Privilege Inheritance Vulnerability

Solution:
BEA Systems has released SECURITY ADVISORY (BEA04-52.01), which supersedes the initial BEA04-52.00 advisory. This advisory includes updated resolution information for WebLogic 8.1.

Users of WebLogic 7.0 are advised to upgrade to WebLogic 7.0 SP 5. Patch information has also been provided for WebLogic 8.1 SP 2. Users of WebLogic 8.1 will be required to upgrade to SP 2 before applying the available patch. Please see the attached advisory for further details.

References

BEA WebLogic Authentication Provider Privilege Inheritance Vulnerability

References:
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