SecurityReason - Cross-Site-Scripting Vulnerability in Oracle XMLDB

Advisory Text :

Cross-Site-Scripting Vulnerability in Oracle XMLDB
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Name Cross-Site-Scripting Vulnerability in Oracle XMLDB
Systems Affected Oracle Database 9i Rel. 2
Severity Low Risk
Category Cross Site Scripting (CSS/XSS)
Vendor URL http://www.oracle.com
This advisory
http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_xmldb_css.html
Author Alexander Kornbrust (ak at red-database-security.com)
Date 7 October 2005 (V 1.00)

Details
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Oracle XML DB is a feature of the Oracle Database. It provides a
high-performance
, native XML retrieval and storage technology. It fully absorbs the W3C XML
data
model into the Oracle Database, and provides new standard access methods
for
navigating and querying XML.

Oracle XML DB is vulnerable against cross site scripting.

Affected Products
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Oracle Database 9i Release 2

Testcase
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http://scott:tiger@myserver:8080/oradb<script>alert('Hi')</script>/SCOTT
/EMP

Affected systems
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Tested with Oracle Database 9.0.2.4.

Patch Information
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This bug is fixed with Critical Patch Update July 2005 (CPU July 2005).
Oracle
forgot to inform Red-Database-Security that this bug is fixed with CPU July
2005.

All already published alerts are available on the web site of
Red-Database-Security GmbH
http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/published_alerts.html

History
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9-oct-2003 Oracle secalert was informed

10-oct-2003 Bug confirmed

12-jul-2005 Oracle published CPU July 2005 without informing
Red-Database-Security
that this bug is already fixed.

07-oct-2005 Red-Database-Security published this advisory

© 2005 by Red-Database-Security GmbH - last update 7-october-2005