BEA WebLogic Deleted Group privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in BEA WebLogic and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Deleted Group Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0715. There is no exploit available. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in BEA WebLogic (Application Server Software) (the affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Deleted Group Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 04/13/2004 by BEA Systems with BEA Systems (Website). The advisory is available at dev2dev.bea.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0715. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/12/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86650 (BEA WebLogic Authentication Provider Privilege Inheritance Vulnerability).

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 databases at X-Force (15861), SecurityFocus (BID 10130†), OSVDB (5299†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4562†). The entries VDB-613 and VDB-612 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/13/2004 🔍
04/13/2004 +0 days 🔍
04/14/2004 +1 days 🔍
07/20/2004 +96 days 🔍
07/27/2004 +7 days 🔍
04/11/2016 +4276 days 🔍
07/12/2025 +3379 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: dev2dev.bea.com
Researcher: BEA Systems
Organization: BEA Systems
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0715 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0715
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81994
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X-Force: 15861
SecurityFocus: 10130 - BEA WebLogic Authentication Provider Privilege Inheritance Vulnerability
Secunia: 11356
OSVDB: 5299 - BEA WebLogic Deleted Group Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability Center: 4562

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2016 05:16 PM
Updated: 07/12/2025 04:47 PM
Changes: 04/11/2016 05:16 PM (48), 10/02/2018 08:55 AM (7), 07/13/2022 11:05 AM (5), 07/02/2024 03:55 AM (16), 11/20/2024 06:50 PM (1), 07/12/2025 04:47 PM (2)
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