CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-0870

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Published: Feb 21, 2008 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

BEA WebLogic Portal 10.0 and 9.2 through Maintenance Pack 2, under certain circumstances, can redirect a user from the https:// URI for the Portal Administration Console to an http URI, which allows remote attackers to sniff the session.

Weakness

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Weblogic_portal Bea_systems 9.2-mp1 (including) 9.2-mp1 (including)
Weblogic_portal Bea_systems 9.2-mp2 (including) 9.2-mp2 (including)
Weblogic_portal Bea_systems 10.0 (including) 10.0 (including)
Weblogic_portal Oracle 9.2 (including) 9.2 (including)

Potential Mitigations

  • Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
  • Denying access to a file can prevent an attacker from replacing that file with a link to a sensitive file. Ensure good compartmentalization in the system to provide protected areas that can be trusted.

References