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CVE-2006-2546

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2006-05-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

A recommended admin password reset mechanism for BEA WebLogic Server 8.1, when followed before October 10, 2005, causes the administrator password to be stored in cleartext in the domain directory, which could allow attackers to gain privileges.

Affected products

• Bea Weblogic Server: 8.1

References

• http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/193
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20130
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016101
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1828
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26460
• http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/193
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20130
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016101
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1828
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26460

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