Which products and versions are affected by CVE-2008-4008?

Affected: Bea Product Suite (Oracle) versions 10.0-mp1, 10.3, 6.1-sp7, 7.0-sp7, 8.1-sp6, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2-mp3. The full list is in the CVE brief.

Is CVE-2008-4008 being exploited in the wild?

It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.

Is CVE-2008-4008 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Is there a public exploit for CVE-2008-4008?

Public exploit code is available.

Is there a fix for CVE-2008-4008?

No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

How urgently should CVE-2008-4008 be patched?

Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

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CVE-2008-4008

CriticalPublic exploit

Published Oct 14, 2008 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Key Facts

Patch immediately

CVE-2008-4008 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 10.0 v2) affecting Bea Product Suite (Oracle).
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Public exploit code is available.
EPSS estimates a 56% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

CVSS v2

10.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

56%

Higher than 99.0% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

No known

Not in a known-exploited catalog

Public exploit code

Available

Proof-of-concept or weaponized module

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Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the WebLogic Server Plugins for Apache component in BEA Product Suite 10.3, 10.0 MP1, 9.2 MP3, 9.1, 9.0, 8.1 SP6, 7.0 SP7, and 6.1 SP7 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the October 2008 CPU. Oracle has not commented on reliable researcher claims that this issue is a stack-based buffer overflow in the WebLogic Apache Connector, related to an invalid parameter.

Affected Products

8 affected entries in total

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Bea Product SuiteOracle	10.0-mp1, 10.3, 6.1-sp7, 7.0-sp7, 8.1-sp6, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2-mp3	n/a

Timeline

Publicly disclosed
Oct 14, 2008
Last updated
Apr 22, 2026

References

exploitMSF bea_weblogic_transfer_encoding.rb
exploitExploitDB-16796
other20081029 Oracle WebLogic Apache Connector
otherhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2008-100299.html
other1021056

1 more references in the full CVE brief

FAQ

Common Questions.

Unspecified vulnerability in the WebLogic Server Plugins for Apache component in BEA Product Suite 10.3, 10.0 MP1, 9.2 MP3, 9.1, 9.0, 8.1 SP6, 7.0 SP7, and 6.1 SP7 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors.
Affected: Bea Product Suite (Oracle) versions 10.0-mp1, 10.3, 6.1-sp7, 7.0-sp7, 8.1-sp6, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2-mp3. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Public exploit code is available.
No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

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