CVE-2003-0640 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

BEA WebLogic Server and Express, when using NodeManager to start servers, provides Operator users with privileges to overwrite usernames and passwords, which may allow Operators to gain Admin privileges.

Published: 2003-08-02

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:::express:::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2003-0634	BEA WebLogic Server and Express, when using NodeManager to start servers, provides Operator users with privileges to overwrite usernames and passwords, which may allow Operators to gain Admin privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00647.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://dev2dev.bea.com/resourcelibrary/advisoriesnotifications/BEA03-33.jsp
http://www.secunia.com/advisories/9232/

History

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Subscriptions

Bea Weblogic Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2003-08-02T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:58:11.192Z

Reserved: 2003-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2003-0640

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2003-08-27T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2003-0640

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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