CVE-2000-1238 describes a critical access control bypass vulnerability affecting BEA Systems WebLogic Express and WebLogic Server versions 5.1 SP1-SP6. Remote attackers can exploit this flaw by prepending multiple forward slashes to a URL, thereby circumventing restrictions on JSP or servlet pages. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability allows for unauthorized access to sensitive information and potential modification or denial of service (C:P/I:P/A:P) with low attack complexity and no authentication required. Despite its age and high severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:5.1:*:express:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:5.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:5.1:sp1:express:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:5.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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