Oracle Java SE/Java SE Embedded up to 5.0u51/6u60/7u40 Libraries cross site scripting
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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded up to 5.0u51/6u60/7u40 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Libraries. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle Java SE 7u40 and earlier, Java SE 6u60 and earlier, Java SE 5.0u51 and earlier, and Java SE Embedded 7u40 and earlier allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Libraries.
The weakness was published 10/15/2013 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2013 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-5842 since 09/18/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 70897 (Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.7.0-openjdk (ALAS-2013-235)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350498 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for java-1.6.0-openjdk: ALAS-2013-246).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (87970) and Tenable (70897). isc.sans.edu is providing further details. Similar entries are available at 9253, 10822, 10703 and 10702.
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 70897
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : java-1.7.0-openjdk (ALAS-2013-235)
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OpenVAS ID: 881814
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for java CESA-2013:1447 centos5
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Vendor: oracle.comAdvisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2013
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5842 (🔍)
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X-Force: 87970
Vulnerability Center: 41937 - [cpuoct2013-1899837] Oracle Java SE JRE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in \x27Libraries\x27 Component (CVE-2013-5842), Critical
SecurityFocus: 63150
Secunia: 56338 - IBM Smart Analytics System Series Java Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
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Entry
Created: 10/16/2013 12:07Updated: 05/31/2021 08:18
Changes: 10/16/2013 12:07 (85), 05/13/2017 10:18 (1), 05/31/2021 08:18 (3)
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