BEA WebLogic up to 8.1 Security Settings

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in BEA WebLogic up to 8.1. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Security Settings Handler. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-1742. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in BEA WebLogic up to 8.1 (Application Server Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Security Settings Handler. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express 8.1 SP2 and SP3 allows users with the Monitor security role to "shrink or reset JDBC connection pools."

The weakness was presented 05/24/2005 by Mitja Kolsek with BEA Systems (Website). The advisory is shared at dev2dev.bea.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1742 since 05/25/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18365 (BEA WebLogic <= 8.1 SP4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (XSS, DoS, ID, more)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86703 (BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at edocs.bea.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (18365), SecurityFocus (BID 13717†), Secunia (SA15486†), SecurityTracker (ID 1014049†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8260†). See VDB-1229, VDB-1421, VDB-1512 and VDB-1518 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.2
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Class: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 18365
Nessus Name: BEA WebLogic <= 8.1 SP4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (XSS, DoS, ID, more)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: edocs.bea.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

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

CVE: CVE-2005-1742 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1742
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1513
SecurityFocus: 13717 - BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 15486 - BEA WebLogic Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1014049 - BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Portal Have Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 8260
Vupen: ADV-2005-0602

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/07/2005 10:45
Updated: 06/30/2025 11:15
Changes: 06/07/2005 10:45 (62), 11/30/2015 09:39 (9), 03/11/2021 12:22 (8), 03/11/2021 12:27 (1), 07/08/2024 08:49 (15), 06/30/2025 11:15 (2)
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