BEA WebLogic Server 9.0 cleartext storage

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in BEA WebLogic Server 9.0 (Application Server Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The HTTP handlers in BEA WebLogic Server 9.0, 8.1 up to SP5, 7.0 up to SP6, and 6.1 up to SP7 stores the username and password in cleartext in the WebLogic Server log when access to a web application or protected JWS fails, which allows attackers to gain privileges.

The bug was discovered 05/15/2006. The weakness was published 05/19/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-2469 since 05/19/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/22/2019). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1555 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 87190 (Oracle WebLogic Server Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities (BEA06-127.00,BEA06-124.00)).

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 (26463). Similar entries are available at 2237, 2243, 2241 and 2244.

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Class: Cleartext storage
CWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
ATT&CK: T1555

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-2469 (🔍)
X-Force: 26463
SecurityTracker: 1016098
Vulnerability Center: 12248 - BEA WebLogic Server HTTP Handlers Stores Username and Password in the Log Upon Access Failure, Medium
SecurityFocus: 17982 - BEA WebLogic Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 20130 - BEA WebLogic Server/Express Multiple Security Issues, Less Critical
OSVDB: 25550 - CVE-2006-2469 - BEA - WebLogic Server - Privilege Escalation Issue
Vupen: ADV-2006-1828

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Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/22/2019 11:15
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (68), 06/22/2019 11:15 (5)
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