BEA WebLogic CredentialMapper stores passwords in plain text
| weblogic-credential-plaintext-passwords (11990) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
BEA WebLogic could allow a local attacker to obtain user passwords. The CredentialMapper component, which is used to retrieve credentials for a target resource, stores passwords in plain text on a disk. A local attacker with access to the files on the disk could recover the passwords to gain unauthorized access to another user's WebLogic account.
Platforms Affected:
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 Win32
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP1 Win32
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP4 Win32
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP1 Express
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 Express
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP1
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP2 Express
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP2
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0.0.1 SP2 Win32
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0.0.1 SP2 Express
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0.0.1 SP2
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0.0.1 SP1 Win32
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0.0.1 SP1 Express
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0.0.1 SP1
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0.0.1 Express
- BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0.0.1
Remedy:
For WebLogic Server and Express 7.0 or 7.0.0.1:
Upgrade to Service Pack 2 or later and apply the CR104520_700sp2 patch, as listed in BEA Systems, Inc. Security Advisory BEA03-30.00. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BEA Systems, Inc. Security Advisory (BEA03-30.00), Patch available to prevent clear-text passwords at http://dev.bea.com/resourcelibrary/advisoriesnotifications/BEA03-30.jsp.
- BID-7563: BEA Systems WebLogic Multiple Password Storage Vulnerabilities
- BID-7586: BEA Systems WebLogic CredentialMapper Plaintext Password Vulnerability
- CVE-2003-1225: The default CredentialMapper for BEA WebLogic Server and Express 7.0 and 7.0.0.1 stores passwords in cleartext on disk, which allows local users to extract passwords.
Reported:
May 12, 2003
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