# CVE-2005-4761: Information disclosure in n/a

> Attackers with local access can read sensitive passwords from startup logs in WebLogic Server.

- **Severity:** Low 1.2 (`AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Apr 2006
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pxc2-7c94-q8j2

## What is CVE-2005-4761?

CVE-2005-4761 is a low-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, 7.0 SP5 and earlier, and 6.1 SP7 and earlier log the Java command line at server startup, which might include sensitive information (passwords or keyphrases) in the server log file when the -D option is used.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4761?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bea Weblogic Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2005-4761?

No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4761 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2005-4761 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4761 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-2005-4761 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2005-4761 is a low-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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4761 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-2005-4761/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4761/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4761
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4761
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-4761

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4761/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.