CVE-2008-0864
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAdmin Tools in BEA WebLogic Portal 8.1 SP3 through SP6 can inadvertently remove entitlements for pages when an administrator edits the page definition label, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceIn BEA WebLogic Portal 8.1 SP3 through SP6, the Admin Tools feature has a flaw where editing a page definition label can inadvertently strip away previously configured entitlements for pages. This creates a privilege escalation scenario where access controls meant to protect certain pages are silently removed without the administrator's intent.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 8.1_sp6= 8.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify WebLogic Portal versionCheck the installed WebLogic Portal version through the WebLogic Administration Console or by examining the BEA/Homestone installation directory for version manifest files. Look for files like version.txt or check the patch level via the BEA Update Installer.Affected if The installed version is WebLogic Portal 8.1 SP3, SP4, SP5, or SP6 (8.1_sp6). Versions 8.1 SP7 and later are not affected.
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Confirm Admin Tools feature is accessibleVerify that the WebLogic Portal Admin Tools interface is available and accessible. This is typically accessed through the /admin portal URL or via the WebLogic Administration Console under the Portal category.Affected if The Admin Tools feature is enabled and accessible to administrators in the environment.
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Review page definition configurationsExamine page definition configurations in the WebLogic Portal repository or configuration database. Look for page definition XML files or database records that define portal pages and their associated entitlements.Affected if Page definitions exist that were potentially modified through the Admin Tools label editing feature in affected versions.
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Audit page entitlementsCompare current page entitlements against documented baseline configurations or backup copies. Check if any pages have missing or reduced entitlement settings that were not intentionally removed.Affected if Any pages show absent or reduced entitlements compared to expected baseline configurations, especially pages that were edited using the Admin Tools in affected versions.
The environment is affected if WebLogic Portal 8.1 SP3 through SP6 is installed AND the Admin Tools feature was used to edit page definition labels, resulting in unintended removal of page entitlements.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to WebLogic Portal 8.1 SP7 or later where this issue is resolved, or avoid editing page definition labels until the patch can be applied. Audit existing page entitlements after any label edits in affected versions.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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