Oracle WebLogic Portal Elevation of Privilege (CVE-2008-5462)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 17771

Synopsis

The remote Oracle WebLogic Server has an unspecified privilege elevation vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported banner, the version of Oracle WebLogic Server running on the remote host is affected by an unspecified privilege elevation vulnerability in the portal component that could be exploited remotely.

Solution

Upgrade and / or apply the appropriate patch as described in Oracle's advisory.

See Also

https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/2808-085820.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 17771

File Name: weblogic_portal_elevation_privilege.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 1/10/2012

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:bea:weblogic_server, cpe:/a:oracle:weblogic_server

Required KB Items: www/weblogic

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/14/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2009

Exploitable With

Elliot (Oracle Secure Backup 10.2.0.2 RCE (Windows))

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-5462

BID: 33177

CWE: 264