BEA WebLogic May Disclose MBean Passwords to Operators in Certain Cases
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1008867
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CVE Reference: GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jan 27 2004
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Impact: Disclosure of authentication information, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 8.1 (including SP1)
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in BEA WebLogic Server and Express. An authenticated Operator may be able to gain access to passwords that can, in turn, allow the user to gain administrative access on the application.
It is reported that a user in the Operator role that is not also in the Admin role may (incorrectly) have access to certain sensitive
MBean attributes containing passwords, including the ServerStartMBean.Password and the NodeManagerMBean.CertificatePassword.
With
those passwords, the user can gain full administrative control of the server, according to the vendor.
This vulnerability affects
sites with users who are in the Operator role and not in the Admin role, the report said.
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Impact: An authenticated Operator can gain administrative access to the application.
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Solution: The vendor has released a fix (Service Pack 2) for WebLogic Server and Express 8.1.
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Vendor URL: dev2dev.bea.com/resourcelibrary/advisoriesnotifications/BEA04_49.00.jsp (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Access control error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (AIX), UNIX (HP/UX), UNIX (Solaris - SunOS), UNIX (Tru64), Windows (NT), Windows (2000)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 01:20:53 -0500
Subject: http://dev2dev.bea.com/resourcelibrary/advisoriesnotifications/BEA04_49.00.jsp
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http://dev2dev.bea.com/resourcelibrary/advisoriesnotifications/BEA04_49.00.jsp
> SECURITY ADVISORY (BEA04-49.00)
> Minor Subject: Upgrade available to protect Administrative permissions
A vulnerability was reported in BEA WebLogic Server and Express. A user in the Operator
role that is not also in the Admin role may (incorrectly) have access to certain sensitive
MBean attributes containing passwords, including the ServerStartMBean.Password and the
NodeManagerMBean.CertificatePassword.
With those passwords, the user can gain full administrative control of the server.
This vulnerability affects sites with users who are in the Operator role and not in the
Admin role.
Version 8.1 is affected, including Service Pack 1.
The vendor has released a fix (Service Pack 2) for WebLogic Server and Express 8.1.
> Threat level: Low - Only an Operator can exploit it.
> Severity: High - The user can acquire some administrative permissions.
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