VDB-2243 · CVE-2006-2546 · XFDB 26460

BEA WebLogic up to 8.1 SP4 JDBC Policy information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in BEA WebLogic up to 8.1 SP4 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component JDBC Policy Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2006-2546. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in BEA WebLogic up to 8.1 SP4 (Application Server Software). This issue affects an unknown part of the component JDBC Policy Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. 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 presented 05/16/2006 with BEA (Website). It is possible to read the advisory 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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†). See VDB-2237, VDB-2241, VDB-2244 and VDB-2242 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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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 🔍
05/16/2006 +1 days 🔍
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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-100-2243
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
Vupen: ADV-2006-1828

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/19/2006 18:31
Updated: 04/21/2018 09:29
Changes: 05/19/2006 18:31 (64), 04/21/2018 09:29 (7)
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