# CVE-2008-0896: Missing authorization in n/a

> Administrators deleting a content portlet inadvertently remove access policies for other portlets, allowing attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.9 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Feb 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f44m-72vx-4m92

## What is CVE-2008-0896?

CVE-2008-0896 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Feb 2008. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

BEA WebLogic Portal 10.0 and 9.2 through MP1, when an administrator deletes a single instance of a content portlet, removes entitlement policies for other content portlets, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0896?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bea Systems Weblogic Portal.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-0896?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0896 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-0896 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0896 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-0870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0870/): Open redirect in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2008-0864](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0864/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2008-0865](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0865/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2008-0868](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0868/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-0896 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-0896 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Feb 2008. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0896 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2008-0896/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0896/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0896
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0896
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-0896

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-0896/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.