BEA WebLogic Server 8.1 nodemanager.config information disclosure

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in BEA WebLogic Server 8.1 (Application Server Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the file nodemanager.config. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express 8.1 SP3 and earlier (1) stores the private key passphrase (CustomTrustKeyStorePassPhrase) in cleartext in nodemanager.config; or, during domain creation with the Configuration Wizard, renders an SSL private key passphrase in cleartext (2) on a terminal or (3) in a log file, which might allow local users to obtain cryptographic keys.

The bug was discovered 10/12/2005. The weakness was shared 12/31/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at dev2dev.bea.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-4755 since 03/31/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 80 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 87192 (Oracle WebLogic Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEA05-85.00 through BEA05-99.00,BEA05-101.00,BEA05-104.00)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (22582). The entries 1787, 28476, 28076 and 28075 are related to this item.

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Application Server Software

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WebLogic Server

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commercial

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: dev2dev.bea.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-4755 (🔍)
X-Force: 22582
Vulnerability Center: 11765 - BEA WebLogic Server \x26 Express Locally Discloses Cryptographic Keys, Low
SecurityFocus: 15052 - BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17138
OSVDB: 20098 - CVE-2005-4755 - BEA - WebLogic Server - Information Disclosure Issue

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Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 06/20/2019 06:14
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (61), 06/20/2019 06:14 (4)
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