BEA WebLogic 6.1/7.0 Domains cleartext storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in BEA WebLogic 6.1/7.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component Domains Handler. This manipulation causes cleartext storage. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-0421. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in BEA WebLogic 6.1/7.0 (Application Server Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Domains Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

By design, BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express 7.0 and 6.1, when creating multiple domains from the same WebLogic instance on the same machine, allows administrators of any created domain to access other created domains, which could allow administrators to gain privileges that were not intended.

The bug was discovered 01/23/2006. The weakness was released 01/24/2006 by vlet with BEA Systems (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at dev2dev.bea.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-0421 since 01/25/2006. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1555 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86734 (BEA WebLogic Multiple Vulnerabilities).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (24286), SecurityFocus (BID 16358†), OSVDB (22778†), Secunia (SA18581†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015528†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-2005, VDB-2009, VDB-2006 and VDB-2000. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cleartext storage
CWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Patch: e-docs.bea.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

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

CVE: CVE-2006-0421 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-0421
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2011
X-Force: 24286 - BEA WebLogic Server unauthorized cross domain management, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 16358 - BEA WebLogic Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18581 - BEA WebLogic Server/Express Multiple Domains Administrator Access, Less Critical
OSVDB: 22778 - BEA WebLogic Cross Domain Administrator Access
SecurityTracker: 1015528
Vulnerability Center: 10857 - BEA WebLogic Bypass Restrictions, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-0313

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/30/2006 10:34
Updated: 06/23/2025 02:06
Changes: 01/30/2006 10:34 (87), 06/16/2019 06:30 (1), 06/23/2025 02:06 (18)
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