CVE-2005-4752 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges from Deployer to Admin role via the run-as deployment descriptor element in WebLogic Server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2005-4752?

CVE-2005-4752 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bea Weblogic Server, published on 1 Apr 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express 8.1 SP4 and earlier, and 7.0 SP6 and earlier, might allow local users to gain privileges by using the run-as deployment descriptor element to change the privileges of a web application or EJB from the Deployer security role to the Admin security role.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4752?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bea Weblogic Server.

How do I fix CVE-2005-4752?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4752 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2005-4752 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4752 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Bea Weblogic Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-67xm-gwvc-jw56.

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