BEA WebLogic Incorrect Operator Permissions Password Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:9505

Info

BEA WebLogic Incorrect Operator Permissions Password Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 9505
Class: Configuration Error
CVE:
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jan 27 2004 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 27 2004 12:00AM
Credit: Announced by BEA Systems.
Vulnerable: BEA Systems WebLogic Server for Win32 8.1 SP 1
BEA Systems Weblogic Server 8.1 SP 1
BEA Systems WebLogic Express for Win32 8.1 SP 1
BEA Systems WebLogic Express 8.1 SP 1
Not Vulnerable: BEA Systems WebLogic Server for Win32 8.1 SP 2
BEA Systems Weblogic Server 8.1 SP 2
BEA Systems WebLogic Express for Win32 8.1 SP 2
BEA Systems WebLogic Express 8.1 SP 2

Discussion

BEA WebLogic Incorrect Operator Permissions Password Disclosure Vulnerability

BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express have been reported prone to a vulnerability that may allow server Operators to view sensitive credentials. The issue is reported to exist because the Operator role is erroneously assigned access to MBean attributes that contain user passwords.

An attacker, who is a member of the Operator role, may potentially exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive user credentials.

Exploit / POC

BEA WebLogic Incorrect Operator Permissions Password Disclosure Vulnerability

There is no exploit required.

Solution / Fix

BEA WebLogic Incorrect Operator Permissions Password Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory (BEA04-49.00) to address this issue. The vendor has advised that customers who are affected by this issue upgrade to Service Pack 2. See referenced advisory for further details.

References

BEA WebLogic Incorrect Operator Permissions Password Disclosure Vulnerability

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