BEA WebLogic 6.1/7.0/7.0.0.1/8.1 RMI via IIOP credentials management

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A vulnerability has been found in BEA WebLogic 6.1/7.0/7.0.0.1/8.1 (Application Server Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component RMI via IIOP Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express 6.1, 7.0, and 8.1, when using Remote Method Invocation (RMI) over Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (IIOP), does not properly handle when multiple logins for different users coming from the same client, which could cause an "unexpected user identity" to be used in an RMI call.

The weakness was published 06/16/2004 with BEA Systems, Inc. (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at dev2dev.bea.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-2696 since 10/06/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at e-docs.bea.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (16421). Additional details are provided at e-docs.bea.com. Similar entry is available at 714.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
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Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: e-docs.bea.com

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06/14/2004 🔍
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06/16/2004 +2 days 🔍
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06/03/2013 +2067 days 🔍
03/09/2021 +2836 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: dev2dev.bea.com
Researcher: http://www.bea.com
Organization: BEA Systems, Inc.
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-2696 (🔍)
X-Force: 16421 - BEA WebLogic Server and Express allows unexpected user identity, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1010493 - BEA WebLogic Server May Return an Unexpected User Identity to Certain RMI Requests
Vulnerability Center: 39817 - Oracle WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express 6.1, 7.0 and 8.1 Remote Host Privileges die to RMI Flaw, Medium
SecurityFocus: 10545 - BEA WebLogic Server And WebLogic Express Java RMI Incorrect Session Inheritance Vulnerability
Secunia: 11865 - BEA WebLogic Incorrect Identity RMI Method Execution Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 7081 - BEA WebLogic RMI Method Identity Theft

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Created: 06/17/2004 10:25
Updated: 03/09/2021 14:45
Changes: 06/17/2004 10:25 (56), 06/07/2017 16:02 (25), 03/09/2021 14:45 (4)
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