Oracle Webloic Server Component 9.2 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Oracle Webloic Server Component 9.2. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-2577. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Webloic Server Component 9.2. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the WebLogic Server component in Oracle BEA Product Suite 9.2 MP1 has unknown impact and remote authenticated attack vectors.

The bug was discovered 07/15/2008. The weakness was disclosed 07/15/2008 by Esteban Martinez Fayo (Alexander) with Application Security, Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-2577 since 06/09/2008. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed in Python. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17732 (Oracle WebLogic Console / WLST Unspecified Privilege Escalation (CVE-2008-2577)), 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 87143 (Oracle WebLogic Server Console/WLST Privilege Escalation).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8735.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43826), Tenable (17732), SecurityFocus (BID 30177†), OSVDB (47697†) and Secunia (SA31087†). The entries VDB-43259, VDB-43258, VDB-43257 and VDB-43256 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 17732
Nessus Name: Oracle WebLogic Console / WLST Unspecified Privilege Escalation (CVE-2008-2577)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Esteban Martinez Fayo (Alexander)
Organization: Application Security, Inc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-2577 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2577
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43217
X-Force: 43826
SecurityFocus: 30177 - Oracle July 2008 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31087
OSVDB: 47697 - CVE-2008-2577 - Oracle - BEA Product Suite - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020498
Vulnerability Center: 18886 - [cpujul2008-090335] Oracle BEA Product Suite WebLogic Server Component Allows to Gain Elevated Privileges, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2109

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19
Updated: 05/27/2025 04:52
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (63), 08/14/2019 19:04 (21), 05/27/2025 04:52 (18)
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