CVE-2004-1757

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

BEA WebLogic Server and Express 8.1, SP1 and earlier, stores the administrator password in cleartext in config.xml, which allows local users to gain privileges.

Affected products

Bea Weblogic Server: 6.1, 6.1-sp1, 6.1-sp2, 6.1-sp3, 6.1-sp4, 6.1-sp5 (+10)

References

http://dev2dev.bea.com/resourcelibrary/advisoriesnotifications/BEA04_50.00.jsp
http://secunia.com/advisories/10728
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350350
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9501
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14957
http://dev2dev.bea.com/resourcelibrary/advisoriesnotifications/BEA04_50.00.jsp
http://secunia.com/advisories/10728
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/350350
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9501
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14957

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