# CVE-2004-0711: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass access restrictions in BEA WebLogic Server due to improper URL pattern matching logic.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jul 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4799-f54j-42m9

## What is CVE-2004-0711?

CVE-2004-0711 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Bea Weblogic Server, published on 21 Jul 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The URL pattern matching feature in BEA WebLogic Server 6.x matches illegal patterns ending in "*" as wildcards as if they were the legal "/*" pattern, which could cause WebLogic 7.x to allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions because the illegal patterns are properly rejected.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0711?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bea Weblogic Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0711?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0711 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-0711 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0711 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2004-0711 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0711 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Bea Weblogic Server, published on 21 Jul 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0711 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2004-0711/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0711/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0711
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0711
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0711

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0711/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.