CVE-2005-4762: Bea WebLogic Server

High severity, CVSS 7.2. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic Express 8.1 SP4 and earlier, 7.0 SP6 and earlier, and 6.1 SP7 and earlier sometimes stores the boot password in the registry in cleartext, which might allow local users to gain administrative privileges.

Affected products

• Bea WebLogic Server: version 6.1 only; version 7.0 only; version 8.1 only

Published 2005-12-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.