# Oracle WebLogic Server: Unspecified (CVE-2023-21839) · pwn.watch

> Oracle WebLogic Server contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via T3, IIOP, to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server. Added to CISA KEV on 2023-05-01.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/oracle-weblogic-server-cve-2023-21839 · generated 2026-10-22T20:45:43.249Z

## Status
- Severity: high · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: Oracle WebLogic Server
- Started: 2023-05-01 · closed: 2023-05-01
- CVEs: CVE-2023-21839
- Affected: See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

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- JSON Feed: https://pwn.watch/i/oracle-weblogic-server-cve-2023-21839/feed.json
- Full data (timeline, sources, posts, agentBrief): https://pwn.watch/i/oracle-weblogic-server-cve-2023-21839.json
- This file: https://pwn.watch/i/oracle-weblogic-server-cve-2023-21839/llms.txt

## Updates (newest first)
- 2023-05-01: CISA added CVE-2023-21839 to the KEV catalog (due 2023-05-22).

## Fix brief
# Security brief: Oracle WebLogic Server: Unspecified (CVE-2023-21839)

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/oracle-weblogic-server-cve-2023-21839 · status: closed (closed May 1, 2023) · severity: high · updated May 1, 2023

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
Oracle WebLogic Server contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via T3, IIOP, to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server. Added to CISA KEV on 2023-05-01.

Severity detail: CVSS 7.5 (NVD), actively exploited (CISA KEV)

- Product: Oracle WebLogic Server
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2023-21839

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- May 1, 2023: CISA added CVE-2023-21839 to the KEV catalog (due 2023-05-22).

## Advisories
- [Vendor advisory: Oracle WebLogic Server](https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2023.html) (Oracle)
- [NVD: CVE-2023-21839](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21839) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from CISA KEV JSON feed catalogVersion 2026.10.21. Exact affected/fixed version strings are not always in the KEV record — verify against the vendor advisory URL. startedAt uses dateAdded (exploitation may have begun earlier).

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