CVE-2005-4752 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express versions 8.1 SP4 and earlier, and 7.0 SP6 and earlier. A local attacker could exploit this by manipulating the "run-as" deployment descriptor element to elevate a web application or EJB's security role from Deployer to Admin. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low attack complexity with potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, requiring local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:7.0:*:express:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:7.0:sp1:express:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:7.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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