BEA WebLogic Server/Express Multiple Domains Administrator Access
Secunia Advisory: SA18581
Release Date: 2006-01-24
Last Update: 2006-01-30
Popularity: 9,361 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Workaround

Software:BEA WebLogic Express 6.x
BEA WebLogic Express 7.x
BEA WebLogic Server 6.x
BEA WebLogic Server 7.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-0421


Description:
A security issue has been reported in WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express, which can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions.

The problem is that an administrative user for a specific domain can access other domains if the same WebLogic Server instance and machine was used to create the domains.

The security issue affects the following versions:
* WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express 7.0 (all platforms)
* WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express 6.1 (all platforms)

Solution:
The vendor recommends to create domains on different machines or WebLogic Server instances, or use file permissions to restrict access.

WebLogic Server 7.0:
http://e-docs.bea.com/wls/docs70/lockdown/practices.html#1128354

WebLogic Server 6.1:
http://e-docs.bea.com/wls/docs61/security/lockdown.html#1120529

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.

Changelog:
2006-01-30: Added CVE reference.

Original Advisory:
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/165


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