CVE-2008-0898

The distributed queue feature in JMS in BEA WebLogic Server 9.0 through 10.0, in certain configurations, does not properly handle when a client cannot send a message to a member of a distributed queue, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions for protected distributed queues.

Published: 2008-02-22 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0898 is rated Low Risk (38.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.23%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0898

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.27% 0.23% -0.04%
2 2025-03-29 0.23% 0.27% +0.04%
3 2025-03-17 0.23%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0898

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0898

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0898

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bea weblogic_server 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:9.0:ga:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:9.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:9.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:9.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:9.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:9.0:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:9.1:ga:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 9.2 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 9.2 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:9.2:mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 9.2 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:9.2:mp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 10.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0898

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