VDB-2237 · CVE-2006-2546 · XFDB 26460

BEA WebLogic up to 8.1 SP4 Client Connection Manager missing encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in BEA WebLogic up to 8.1 SP4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Client Connection Manager. The manipulation leads to missing encryption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-2546. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in BEA WebLogic up to 8.1 SP4 (Application Server Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Client Connection Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing encryption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-311. The product does not encrypt sensitive or critical information before storage or transmission. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

A recommended admin password reset mechanism for BEA WebLogic Server 8.1, when followed before October 10, 2005, causes the administrator password to be stored in cleartext in the domain directory, which could allow attackers to gain privileges.

The weakness was disclosed 05/16/2006 with BEA (Website). The advisory is shared at dev2dev.bea.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-2546 since 05/22/2006. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at dev2dev.bea.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26460), SecurityFocus (BID 17982†), Secunia (SA20130†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1016101†). The entries VDB-2243, VDB-2241, VDB-2244 and VDB-2242 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Application Server Software

Vendor

Name

WebLogic

Version

8.1 SP4

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.oracle.com/corporate/acquisitions/bea/

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

VulDB Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Temp Score: 7.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing encryption
CWE: CWE-311 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: dev2dev.bea.com

Timelineinfo

05/15/2006 🔍
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05/19/2006 +3 days 🔍
05/22/2006 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: dev2dev.bea.com
Researcher: http://www.bea.com
Organization: BEA
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-2546 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2546
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2237
X-Force: 26460 - BEA WebLogic Server admin password reset cleartext
SecurityFocus: 17982
Secunia: 20130 - BEA WebLogic Server/Express Multiple Security Issues, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1016101 - WebLogic Server Admin Password Reset Mechanism May Disclose the Password to Local Users
Vupen: ADV-2006-1828

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/19/2006 18:31
Updated: 03/12/2021 19:27
Changes: 05/19/2006 18:31 (64), 06/07/2017 16:01 (8), 03/12/2021 19:27 (3)
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