BEA WebLogic Server up to 8.1 SP2 Access Restriction SecurityRoleAssignmentMBean.toXML privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in BEA WebLogic Server up to 8.1 SP2. Affected is the function SecurityRoleAssignmentMBean.toXML of the component Access Restriction. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2004-0470. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in BEA WebLogic Server up to 8.1 SP2 (Application Server Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function SecurityRoleAssignmentMBean.toXML of the component Access Restriction. 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. CVE summarizes:

BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express 7.0 through SP5 and 8.1 through SP2, when editing weblogic.xml using WebLogic Builder or the SecurityRoleAssignmentMBean.toXML method, inadvertently removes security-role-assignment tags when weblogic.xml does not have a principal-name tag, which can remove intended access restrictions for the associated web application.

The bug was discovered 05/11/2004. The weakness was disclosed 05/12/2004 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0470 since 05/13/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 87196 (Oracle WebLogic Server Unauthorized Access to Web Applications (BEA04-59.00)).

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 (16123), SecurityFocus (BID 10328†), OSVDB (6076†), Secunia (SA11593†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1010128†). The entry VDB-21923 is pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-0470 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0470
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-21922
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X-Force: 16123
SecurityFocus: 10328 - BEA WebLogic Server And WebLogic Express Lowered Security Settings Vulnerability
Secunia: 11593
OSVDB: 6076 - BEA WebLogic weblogic.xml Permission Reversion Weakness
SecurityTracker: 1010128
Vulnerability Center: 6874 - BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express 7.0 Allow Access Restrictions Bypass, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2014 16:28
Updated: 07/12/2025 20:41
Changes: 10/17/2014 16:28 (65), 05/29/2019 13:08 (7), 11/19/2024 17:40 (17), 07/12/2025 20:41 (2)
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