CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-0423

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

BEA WebLogic Portal 8.1 through SP3 stores the RDBMS Authentication provider password in cleartext in the config.xml file, allowing attackers to escalate privileges.

Risk Assessment

The organization is at risk of unauthorized database access and potential system compromise if an attacker gains access to the configuration file.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade BEA WebLogic Portal to version SP4 or later, which encrypts passwords in config.xml, and restrict access to this file.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

BEA WebLogic Portal 8.1 through SP3 stores the password for the RDBMS Authentication provider in cleartext in the config.xml file, which allows attackers to gain privileges.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS