Check Point Advisories

Oracle WebLogic Server Node Manager Command Execution

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2010-392
Date Published:	2 Jun 2010
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 10 November, 2015
Source:
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Oracle WebLogic Server is an enterprise-class Java Application Server platform. WebLogic is typically used as the platform for large enterprise web applications. Oracle WebLogic Server contains the Node Manager utility. Node Manager can be used to start, stop and restart Administration and Managed Server Instances from a remote location. A command execution vulnerability has been reported in Oracle WebLogic Server's Node Manager utility. The vulnerability is due to the fact that certain script execution functionality of the Node Manager utility can be accessed remotely without authentication. A remote attacker can leverage this issue by sending a crafted message to the vulnerable process on port 5556/TCP. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in execution of arbitrary commands within the security context of the target process.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Oracle WebLogic Server Node Manager Command Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Oracle Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Oracle WebLogic Server Node Manager command execution