CVE-2003-0640 — BEA WebLogic Server and Express, when using NodeManager to start servers, provides Operator users with privileges to overwrite usernames and passwords, which may allow Operators to gain Admin privileges

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BEA WebLogic Server and Express, when using NodeManager to start servers, provides Operator users with privileges to overwrite usernames and passwords, which may allow Operators to gain Admin privileges

Published Aug 2, 2003

10.0

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.97%

Description

BEA WebLogic Server and Express, when using NodeManager to start servers, provides Operator users with privileges to overwrite usernames and passwords, which may allow Operators to gain Admin privileges.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.97% 0.01974

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01974

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.97% (0.01974)	79.72th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.97% (0.01974)	77.80th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.48% (0.00480)	63.04th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.22% (0.00221)	61.13th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jan 11, 2024	0.22% (0.00221)	60.21th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.26% (0.00260)	61.94th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	26.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	24.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

http://dev2dev.bea.com/resourcelibrary/advisoriesnotifications/BEA03-33.jsp
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.secunia.com/advisories/9232/
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://dev2dev.bea.com/resourcelibrary/advisoriesnotifications/BEA03-33.jsp		x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.secunia.com/advisories/9232/		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Aug 2, 2003

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Aug 1, 2003

Link CVE-2003-0640

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2003-0640

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2003-0640