Oracle Java SE/Java SE Embedded up to 5.0u51/6u60/7u40 Libraries cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded up to 5.0u51/6u60/7u40. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Libraries. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2013-5850. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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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). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code 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. The summary by CVE is:

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 presented 10/15/2013 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2013 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-5850 since 09/18/2013. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 (87973), Tenable (70897), SecurityFocus (BID 63153†), OSVDB (98535†) and Secunia (SA56338†). isc.sans.edu is providing further details. See VDB-9253, VDB-10822, VDB-10703 and VDB-10702 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: 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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2013
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-5850 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5850
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-10763

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X-Force: 87973
SecurityFocus: 63153
Secunia: 56338 - IBM Smart Analytics System Series Java Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 98535
Vulnerability Center: 41939 - [cpuoct2013-1899837] Oracle Java SE JRE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in \x27Libraries\x27 Component (CVE-2013-5850), Critical

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Created: 10/16/2013 12:07
Updated: 05/31/2021 08:28
Changes: 10/16/2013 12:07 (85), 05/13/2017 10:19 (1), 05/31/2021 08:28 (3)
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