BEA WebLogic 5.1/6.1/7.0/8.1 HTTP TRACE containing information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in BEA WebLogic 5.1/6.1/7.0/8.1 (Application Server Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file containing of the component HTTP TRACE Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The default configuration of BEA WebLogic Server and Express 8.1 SP2 and earlier, 7.0 SP4 and earlier, 6.1 through SP6, and 5.1 through SP13 responds to the HTTP TRACE request, which can allow remote attackers to steal information using cross-site tracing (XST) attacks in applications that are vulnerable to cross-site scripting.

The weakness was presented 01/27/2004 by BEA Systems with BEA (Website). The advisory is shared at dev2dev.bea.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-2320 since 08/16/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14722 (WebLogic < 8.1 SP3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86473 (Web Server HTTP Trace/Track Method Support Cross-Site Tracing Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at ftpna.beasys.com. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2056. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6018.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (14959) and Tenable (14722). Additional details are provided at bea.com. See 492, 494, 495 and 37102 for similar entries.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 14722
Nessus Name: WebLogic < 8.1 SP3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 11213
OpenVAS Name: http TRACE XSS attack
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Patch: ftpna.beasys.com

Snort ID: 2056
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP TRACE attempt
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: dev2dev.bea.com
Researcher: BEA Systems
Organization: BEA
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-2320 (🔍)
X-Force: 14959 - BEA WebLogic Server and Express HTTP TRACE cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1008866
Vulnerability Center: 11660 - BEA WebLogic Server XSS and XST, Medium
SecurityFocus: 9506 - WebLogic Server and Express HTTP TRACE Credential Theft Vulnerability
Secunia: 10726 - BEA WebLogic HTTP TRACE Response Cross-Site Scripting Issue, Not Critical
OSVDB: 50485 - IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC) HTTP TRACE Method XSS

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Created: 01/28/2004 11:12
Updated: 06/27/2019 16:56
Changes: 01/28/2004 11:12 (104), 06/27/2019 16:56 (2)
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