CVE-2008-0901

BEA WebLogic Server and Express 7.0 through 10.0 allows remote attackers to conduct brute force password guessing attacks, even when account lockout has been activated, via crafted URLs that indicate whether a guessed password is successful or not.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-0901 is rated Moderate Risk (54.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.79%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-0901

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 2026-05-09 0.74% 0.79% +0.05%
2 2025-06-01 0.49% 0.74% +0.25%
3 2025-03-17 0.49%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-0901

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-0901

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-0901

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bea weblogic_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:7.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:7.0:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:7.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:7.0:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:7.0:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:7.0:sp7:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:8.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:8.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:8.1:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:8.1:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:8.1:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:8.1:sp6:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 9.0 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea weblogic_server 9.1 cpe:2.3:a:bea:weblogic_server:9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bea_systems weblogic_server 10.0_mp1 cpe:2.3:a:bea_systems:weblogic_server:10.0_mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-0901

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