CVE-2005-4762

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Bea Weblogic Server: 6.1, 6.1-sp1, 6.1-sp2, 6.1-sp3, 6.1-sp4, 6.1-sp5 (+14)

References

http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/153
http://secunia.com/advisories/17138
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15052
http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/153
http://secunia.com/advisories/17138
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15052

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