BEA WebLogic Server and Express custom trust manager certificate spoofing
| weblogic-trust-certificate-spoofing (15862) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
BEA WebLogic could allow a remote attacker to spoof a certificate when a custom trust manager is used. A remote attacker could spoof a system administrator's certificate using an inbound two-way Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) request or an outbound SSL request to spoof a remote server.
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
For WebLogic Server and Express 8.1:
Upgrade to Service Pack 2, as listed in BEA Security Advisory (BEA04-54.00). See References.
For WebLogic Server and Express 7.0:
Upgrade to Service Pack 5, as listed in BEA Security Advisory (BEA04-54.00). See References.
References:
- BEA Systems, Inc. Security Advisory (BEA04-54.00): Patches available to prevent user impersonation..
- CIAC Information Bulletin O-132: BEA WebLogic Server and Express Certificate Spoofing Vulnerability.
- BID-10132: BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express Certificate Chain User Impersonation Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-1756: BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express 8.1 SP2 and earlier, and 7.0 SP4 and earlier, when using 2-way SSL with a custom trust manager, may accept a certificate chain even if the trust manager rejects it, which allows remote attackers to spoof other users or servers.
- SA11358: BEA WebLogic SSL Impersonation Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1009765: BEA WebLogic Custom Trust Manager Flaw May Let Remote Users Impersonate Target Users or Servers
- US-CERT VU#566390: BEA WebLogic Server fails to properly validate certificate chains
Platforms Affected:
- Oracle WebLogic Server 7.0 SP2 Express
- Oracle WebLogic Server 7.0 SP4
- Oracle WebLogic Server 7.0 SP4 Express
- Oracle WebLogic Server 7.0 SP3 Express
- Oracle WebLogic Server 7.0 SP1 Express
- Oracle WebLogic Server 7.0 Win32
- Oracle WebLogic Server 7.0 SP4 Win32
- Oracle WebLogic Server 7.0 SP3
- Oracle WebLogic Server 7.0 SP2
- Oracle WebLogic Server 7.0 SP1
- Oracle WebLogic Server 7.0 Express
- Oracle WebLogic Server 8.1 SP1
- Oracle WebLogic Server 8.1
- Oracle WebLogic Server 8.1 SP2 Win32
- Oracle WebLogic Server 8.1 SP2 Express
- Oracle WebLogic Server 8.1 Express
- Oracle WebLogic Server 8.1 SP1 Win32
- Oracle WebLogic Server 8.1 SP1 Express
- Oracle WebLogic Server 8.1 Win32
- Oracle WebLogic Server 8.1 SP2
Reported:
Apr 13, 2004
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