BEA WebLogic Server up to 8.1 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in BEA WebLogic Server up to 8.1. It has been classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component WebLogic Server. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-4766. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in BEA WebLogic Server up to 8.1 (Application Server Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component WebLogic Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express 8.1 SP4 and earlier, and 7.0 SP5 and earlier, do not encrypt multicast traffic, which might allow remote attackers to read sensitive cluster synchronization messages by sniffing the multicast traffic.

The bug was discovered 10/11/2005. The weakness was published 12/31/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-4766 since 03/31/2006. The exploitation appears to be difficult. 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 T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 81 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 87162 (Oracle WebLogic Server Multicast Message Information Disclosure (BEA05-103.00)).

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 (22593), SecurityFocus (BID 15052†), OSVDB (20110†), Secunia (SA17138†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-11767†). Similar entries are available at VDB-1787, VDB-28476, VDB-28076 and VDB-28074. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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10/10/2005 🔍
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12/31/2005 +81 days 🔍
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03/31/2006 +90 days 🔍
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03/12/2015 +3203 days 🔍
06/26/2025 +3759 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-4766 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4766
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-28075
X-Force: 22593
SecurityFocus: 15052 - BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 17138
OSVDB: 20110 - CVE-2005-4766 - BEA - Weblogic Server - Information Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 11767 - BEA WebLogic Server \x26 Express Discloses Cluster Synchronization Messages, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 06/26/2025 05:07
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (59), 06/20/2019 06:28 (4), 06/26/2025 05:07 (18)
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