BEA WebLogic Server 9.0 Administration Console cleartext storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in BEA WebLogic Server 9.0. This affects an unknown part of the component Administration Console. Performing a manipulation results in cleartext storage. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2007-2698. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in BEA WebLogic Server 9.0 (Application Server Software). This affects some unknown processing of the component Administration Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Administration Console in BEA WebLogic Server 9.0 may show plaintext Web Service attributes during configuration creation, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive credential information.

The bug was discovered 05/15/2007. The weakness was shared 05/14/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at dev2dev.bea.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-2698 since 05/15/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1555 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 86766 (BEA WebLogic Multiple Vulnerabilities (2007)).

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 (34286), SecurityFocus (BID 23979†), OSVDB (36071†), Secunia (SA25284†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1018057†). The entries VDB-36826, VDB-36825, VDB-36824 and VDB-36823 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cleartext storage
CWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: dev2dev.bea.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-2698 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-2698
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36819
X-Force: 34286
SecurityFocus: 23979 - Multiple BEA WebLogic Applications Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 25284
OSVDB: 36071 - BEA WebLogic Server Administration Console Config Creation Remote Cleartext Credential Disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1018057
Vulnerability Center: 15835 - BEA WebLogic Server 9.0 Administrative Console Sensitive Information Disclosure, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-1815

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 06/14/2025 14:38
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (67), 07/23/2019 11:57 (3), 06/14/2025 14:38 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:F3E:103

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