VDB-124156 · CVE-2018-16955 · BID 105350

Oracle WebCenter Interaction 10.3.3 login in_hi_redirect Reflected cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle WebCenter Interaction 10.3.3 and classified as problematic. Affected is the function Login. Executing a manipulation of the argument in_hi_redirect can lead to cross site scripting (Reflected). This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-16955. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Oracle WebCenter Interaction 10.3.3 (Content Management System). This vulnerability affects the function login. The manipulation of the argument in_hi_redirect with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

The login function of Oracle WebCenter Interaction Portal 10.3.3 is vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting (XSS). The content of the in_hi_redirect parameter, when prefixed with the https:// scheme, is unsafely reflected in a HTML META tag in the HTTP response.

The bug was discovered 09/16/2018. The weakness was released 09/18/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-16955 since 09/12/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 03/24/2020). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105350†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-124153, VDB-124154, VDB-124155 and VDB-124157. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Name: Reflected
Class: Cross site scripting / Reflected
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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03/24/2020 +553 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-16955 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16955
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-124156
SecurityFocus: 105350 - Oracle WebCenter Interaction Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/18/2018 13:59
Updated: 03/24/2020 15:56
Changes: 09/18/2018 13:59 (62), 03/24/2020 15:56 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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