BEA WebLogic Server up to 10.0 credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in BEA WebLogic Server up to 10.0. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to credentials management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-0901. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in BEA WebLogic Server up to 10.0 (Application Server Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-255. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

BEA WebLogic Server and Express 7.0 through 10.0 allows remote attackers to conduct brute force password guessing attacks, even when account lockout has been activated, via crafted URLs that indicate whether a guessed password is successful or not.

The bug was discovered 02/19/2008. The weakness was presented 02/22/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at dev2dev.bea.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-0901 since 02/22/2008. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/01/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 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 87171 (Oracle WebLogic Server Account Lockout Security Bypass (BEA08-197.00)).

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 (40695), SecurityFocus (BID 27893†), OSVDB (41900†), Secunia (SA29041†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019449†). See VDB-41185, VDB-41184, VDB-41182 and VDB-41181 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
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Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: dev2dev.bea.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-0901 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0901
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41183
X-Force: 40695
SecurityFocus: 27893 - BEA Systems Multiple Products BEA08-183.00 to BEA08-200.00 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29041
OSVDB: 41900 - CVE-2008-0901 - BEA - WebLogic Server - Information Disclosure Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019449
Vulnerability Center: 17689 - BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express Allows Remote Brute Force Attacks, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0612

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 06/01/2025 08:09
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (56), 08/05/2019 18:32 (12), 06/01/2025 08:09 (18)
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