🟠High  | Source: The Hacker News
A high-severity vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic Server (CVE-2024-21182) has been added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue following confirmed active exploitation in the wild. The flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to take full control of affected servers without any credentials. Any organisation running Oracle WebLogic in cloud or on-premises environments should treat this as an urgent remediation priority.
Architect’s Take: Audit your cloud environments immediately for internet-exposed or network-accessible WebLogic instances and apply Oracle’s patch from the January 2024 Critical Patch Update without delay. As an interim control, restrict network access to WebLogic admin ports using security groups or firewall rules, and consider placing instances behind a WAF or application gateway.
Original advisory: Oracle WebLogic CVE-2024-21182 Added to KEV Catalog After Active Exploitation