CVE-2014-4201
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 · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 10.3.6.0, 12.1.1.0, and 12.1.2.0 allows remote attackers to affect availability via vectors related to WLS - Web Services.
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 · moderate confidenceUnspecified vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic Server's Web Services component allows remote attackers to affect availability. The vulnerability affects versions 10.3.6.0, 12.1.1.0, and 12.1.2.0, and can be exploited remotely without authentication.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 10.3.6= 12.1.1= 12.1.2.0.0CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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 if Oracle WebLogic Server is installedCheck for WebLogic installation directories (typically $ORACLE_HOME or C:\Oracle\Middleware) and look for the 'weblogic.Server' process runningAffected if WebLogic Server is found running on the system
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Determine the installed WebLogic versionCheck the file WL_HOME\server\lib\weblogic.jar version info, or log into the WebLogic Administration Console and view the 'About WebLogic Server' page from the Domain > Configuration > General sectionAffected if The version is 10.3.6.0, 12.1.1.0, or 12.1.2.0
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Verify if Web Services are enabled or deployedLog into the WebLogic Administration Console and navigate to Deployments > Web Services, or check for deployed .jar or .war files containing JAX-WS or JAX-RPC web service implementationsAffected if Web Services module is deployed and active in the WebLogic domain
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Check for exposed Web Services endpointsReview deployed web services WSDL files (typically at /<context-root>/<service-name>?wsdl) and check the WebLogic console for exposed web service URLs under Deployments > Web Services > your service > TestingAffected if Web Services endpoints are accessible over the network without authentication
A user is affected if WebLogic Server version 10.3.6.0, 12.1.1.0, or 12.1.2.0 is running with Web Services component enabled and exposed on the network.
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 dataApply Oracle Critical Patch Updates for WebLogic Server or upgrade to patched versions. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to WebLogic admin interfaces and web services endpoints.
- Consultation8.0 h
- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing12.0 h
- Review / QA8.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-4201 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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