CVE-2005-4762 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
Local attackers can gain administrative privileges by reading the cleartext boot password stored in the registry.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-4762?
CVE-2005-4762 is a high-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 SP6 and earlier, and 6.1 SP7 and earlier sometimes stores the boot password in the registry in cleartext, which might allow local users to gain administrative privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4762?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bea Weblogic Server.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4762?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4762 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-4762 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4762 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Bea Weblogic Server
- CVE-2008-3257 Memory corruption in n/a
- 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
- CVE-2003-0640 Privilege escalation in n/a
- CVE-2001-0098 Path traversal in n/a
- CVE-2000-0681 Memory corruption in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3crh-wfw6-p5f9.