CVE-2008-3257
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Apache Connector (mod_wl) in Oracle WebLogic Server (formerly BEA WebLogic Server) 10.3 and earlier…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 86.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Apache Connector (mod_wl) in Oracle WebLogic Server (formerly BEA WebLogic Server) 10.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long HTTP version string, as demonstrated by a string after "POST /.jsp" in an HTTP request.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits4
Metasploit modules1 module
- Oracle Weblogic Apache Connector POST Request Buffer Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/http/bea_weblogic_post_bofRank greatdisclosed 17 Jul 2008
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Oracle Weblogic Apache Connector - POST Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 18897remote, windowspublished 19 May 2012Verified
- Bea Weblogic Apache Connector - Code Execution / Denial of Service (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 6089remote, windowspublished 17 Jul 2008Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 6089 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 86.8% · top 0.3% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
12
- 20080717 Bea Weblogic Apache Connector BOF / Remote Denial of Service PoC (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VIMx_transferred
- 20080717 Bea Weblogic Apache Connector BOF / Remote Denial of Service PoC (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VIMx_transferred
- 6089 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/alerts/alert_cve2008-3257.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://support.bea.com/application_content/product_portlets/securityadvisories/2793.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 31146 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 30273 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://blogs.oracle.com/security/2008/07/security_alert_for_cve-2008-3257_released.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1020520 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- oracle-weblogic-apacheconnector-bo(43885) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- VU#716387 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2145 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-3245 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2008-3257)Record last updated .