CVE-2005-4762

high

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15052

http://secunia.com/advisories/17138

http://dev2dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/153

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-12-31

Updated: 2026-04-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H