BEA WebLogic Server could allow attackers to browse Web directories
| weblogic-browse-directories (6283) |  Low Risk |
Description:
BEA WebLogic Server could allow an attacker to browse directories on the Web server. An attacker can request a URL followed by a specific ASCII representation, such as "%00", "%2e", "%2f", or "%5c" to bypass the default document and display the contents of the Web folder.
Platforms Affected:
- BEA, WebLogic Server 6.0
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of WebLogic (6.0 SP1 or later), available from the BEA WebLogic Download Page. See References.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- BEA Systems, Inc. Security Advisory BEA00-09.00, Patch available for default settings of directory indexing at http://dev.bea.com/pub/advisory/37.
- BEA WebLogic Server Download page, BEA WebLogic Server Dowloads at http://commerce.bea.com/downloads/weblogic_server.jsp.
- Defcom Labs Advisory def-2001-14, Bea Weblogic Directory Browsing (re-release) at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0390.html.
- Defcom Labs Advisory def-2001-14, Bea Weblogic Unicode Directory Browsing at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0373.html.
- BID-2513: BEA Systems WebLogic Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Reported:
Mar 26, 2001
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