BEA WebLogic Server up to 8.1 Administration Console loginform.jsp cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in BEA WebLogic Server up to 8.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file loginform.jsp of the component Administration Console. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-1747. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in BEA WebLogic Server up to 8.1 (Application Server Software). This issue affects an unknown code of the file loginform.jsp of the component Administration Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in BEA WebLogic Server and Express 8.1 through Service Pack 4, and 7.0 through Service Pack 6, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML, and possibly gain administrative privileges, via the (1) j_username or (2) j_password parameters in the login page (LoginForm.jsp), (3) parameters to the error page in the Administration Console, (4) unknown vectors in the Server Console while the administrator has an active session to obtain the ADMINCONSOLESESSION cookie, or (5) an alternate vector in the Server Console that does not require an active session but also leaks the username and password.

The weakness was disclosed 05/24/2005 by Mitja Kolsek with ACROS Security (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1747 since 05/25/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:loginform.jsp it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18365 (BEA WebLogic <= 8.1 SP4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (XSS, DoS, ID, more)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120544 (BEA Systems WebLogic Server and Express Crosss-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11505.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (20802), Tenable (18365), SecurityFocus (BID 13717†), OSVDB (16844†) and Secunia (SA15486†). The entries VDB-1229, VDB-1421, VDB-1512 and VDB-1518 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 18365
Nessus Name: BEA WebLogic <= 8.1 SP4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (XSS, DoS, ID, more)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Mitja Kolsek
Organization: ACROS Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-1747 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1747
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25337
X-Force: 20802
SecurityFocus: 13717 - BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 15486 - BEA WebLogic Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 16844 - BEA WebLogic Server Console Returned Document XSS
SecurityTracker: 1014049
Vulnerability Center: 8258 - Multiple XSS in BEA WebLogic Server and Express via LoginForm.jsp, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-0607

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/30/2025 11:15
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (84), 06/04/2019 19:07 (3), 06/30/2025 11:15 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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