BEA WebLogic Server up to 10.0 Administration Console cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in BEA WebLogic Server up to 10.0 (Application Server Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Administration Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Administration Console in BEA WebLogic Server and Express 9.0 through 10.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via URLs that are not properly handled by the Unexpected Exception Page.

The bug was discovered 02/19/2008. The weakness was released 02/22/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at dev2dev.bea.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-0899 since 02/22/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 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 87169 (Oracle WebLogic Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEA08-193.00,BEA08-194.00,BEA08-195.00)).

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 (40696). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 41185, 41184, 41183 and 41182.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007

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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: dev2dev.bea.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-0899 (🔍)
X-Force: 40696
SecurityTracker: 1019448
Vulnerability Center: 17687 - BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express Administration Console XSS Vulnerability, Low
SecurityFocus: 27893 - BEA Systems Multiple Products BEA08-183.00 to BEA08-200.00 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29041
OSVDB: 41893 - CVE-2008-0899 - BEA - WebLogic Server - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-0612

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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/05/2019 18:22
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (59), 08/05/2019 18:22 (12)
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