# CVE-2000-0500: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can view source code of programs by requesting specific URLs due to default configuration flaws in BEA WebLogic.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Oct 2000
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j4g2-g246-6526

## What is CVE-2000-0500?

CVE-2000-0500 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bea Weblogic Server, published on 13 Oct 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The default configuration of BEA WebLogic 5.1.0 allows a remote attacker to view source code of programs by requesting a URL beginning with /file/, which causes the default servlet to display the file without further processing.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2000-0500?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bea Weblogic Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2000-0500?

No fix has been published for CVE-2000-0500 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2000-0500 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0500 exists.

Public exploit code:

- BEA Systems WebLogic Express 3.1.8/4/5 - Source Code Disclosure (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Bea Weblogic Server

- [CVE-2008-3257](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3257/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-0417](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-0417/): BEA WebLogic Server 7.0 through 7.0 SP7, 8.1 through 8.1 SP5, 9.0, and 9.1, when using the WebLogic Server 6.1 compatibility realm, allows a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0640](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0640/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2001-0098](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0098/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2000-0681](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0681/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2000-0500 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2000-0500 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bea Weblogic Server, published on 13 Oct 2000. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2000-0500 exists.

Affected product: Bea Weblogic Server. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0500/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0500/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-0500
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0500
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2000-0500

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0500/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.