CVE-2023-21979 Missing authorization in WebLogic Server

What is CVE-2023-21979?

CVE-2023-21979 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Weblogic Server, published on 18 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.1.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via T3 to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle WebLogic Server accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Weakness: CWE-306

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-21979?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Weblogic Server.

How do I fix CVE-2023-21979?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-21979 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2023-21979 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21979 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Weblogic Server

• CVE-2020-14750 Oracle WebLogic Server Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-14882 Oracle WebLogic Server Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-14644 Oracle WebLogic Server Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-2883 Oracle WebLogic Server Unspecified Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-2551 Oracle Fusion Middleware Unspecified Exploited Critical 9.8

All Oracle Weblogic Server vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-59pc-fqhf-v493.