cve-2023-21839
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-01-17 23:35
Modified
2025-02-13 16:40
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.3.0, 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.1.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via T3, IIOP to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle WebLogic Server accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
References
secalert_us@oracle.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172882/Oracle-Weblogic-PreAuth-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secalert_us@oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2023.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172882/Oracle-Weblogic-PreAuth-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2023.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Oracle Corporation WebLogic Server Version: 12.2.1.3.0
Version: 12.2.1.4.0
Version: 14.1.1.0.0
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Date added: 2023-05-01

Due date: 2023-05-22

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2023.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21839

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