BEA WebLogic Server 5.1 Restrictions privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in BEA WebLogic Server 5.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component Restrictions Handler. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2000-1238. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in BEA WebLogic Server 5.1 (Application Server Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Restrictions Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

BEA Systems WebLogic Express and WebLogic Server 5.1 SP1-SP6 allows remote attackers to bypass access controls for restricted JSP or servlet pages via a URL with multiple / (forward slash) characters before the restricted pages.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2000 by BEA Systems with BEA Systems (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-1238 since 11/16/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86365 (BEA Systems WebLogic Access Controls Bypass Vulnerability).

Applying the patch SP7 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (5588), SecurityFocus (BID 5089†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-3652†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: SP7

Timelineinfo

11/27/2000 🔍
12/31/2000 +34 days 🔍
12/31/2000 +0 days 🔍
06/21/2002 +537 days 🔍
02/04/2004 +593 days 🔍
11/16/2005 +651 days 🔍
07/02/2014 +3150 days 🔍
10/11/2025 +4119 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: BEA Systems
Organization: BEA Systems
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2000-1238 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-1238
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16223
X-Force: 5588 - BEA WebLogic Server and Express could allow users to bypass authentication
SecurityFocus: 5089 - BEA Systems WebLogic Access Controls Bypass Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 3652 - BEA Systems WebLogic Server Allows Information Disclosure, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2014 11:52
Updated: 10/11/2025 16:23
Changes: 07/02/2014 11:52 (65), 05/19/2019 16:23 (1), 10/11/2025 16:23 (20)
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