National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2004-2320
Original release date:12/31/2004
Last revised:01/08/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The default configuration of BEA WebLogic Server and Express 8.1 SP2 and earlier, 7.0 SP4 and earlier, 6.1 through SP6, and 5.1 through SP13 responds to the HTTP TRACE request, which can allow remote attackers to steal information using cross-site tracing (XST) attacks in applications that are vulnerable to cross-site scripting.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
4.9
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification
- Official Statement from Red Hat (03/05/2008)
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The Apache Software Foundation do not treat this as a security issue. A configuration change can be made to disable the ability to respond to HTTP TRACE requests if required.
For more information please see:
http://www.apacheweek.com/issues/03-01-24#news
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#867593
Name: VU#867593
Type: Advisory
External Source: XF
Name: weblogic-trace-xss(14959)
Type: Patch Information
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1008866
Type: Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 9506
Type: Patch Information
External Source: BEA
Name: BEA04-48.01
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 3726
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 10726
Type: Advisory
