Security Advisories and Notifications
Security Advisory: (BEA05-91.00)
From: Oracle Corporation
Minor Subject: The passphrase for the Trust keystore appears in clear text in the nodemanager.config file.
Product(s) Affected: WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express
Threat level: Low
The passphrase used to access the server's private key appears in clear text in the nodemanager.config file (an internal file).
Severity: Medium
Private keys in the keystore could be accessed.
A problem was identified that could potentially cause a security vulnerability in certain versions of WebLogic Server. An upgrade is available to correct this problem (see Section II). Oracle treats potential security problems with a high degree of urgency and endeavors to take appropriate steps to help ensure the security of our customers' systems. As a result, Oracle strongly suggests the following actions:
I. Read the following advisory.
II. Apply the suggested action.
III. If you know of any additional users interested in future security advisories, please forward them the registration instructions included in this advisory.
I. Advisory
All sites are susceptible to this vulnerability. The vulnerability is exploited by using the Node Manager and allowing a potential attacker local file access to the nodemanager.config file. The CustomTrustKeyStorePassPhrase appears in cleartext in the nodemanager.config file. An attacker with file access to the nodemanager.config file could obtain the keystore passphrase which could lead to the attacker compromising the keystore.
This issue was resolved by encrypting the keystore passphrase.
The following versions of WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express are affected by this vulnerability
- WebLogic Server 8.1 released through Service Pack 3, on all platforms.
II. SUGGESTED ACTION
Oracle strongly recommends the following course of actions.
WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express version 8.1
- Upgrade to service pack 4.
SECURITY COMMUNICATIONS
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Thank you,
Oracle Corporation