Oracle Collaboration Suite 9.0.4.3 mod_rewrite cross site scripting
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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Oracle Collaboration Suite 9.0.4.3. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component mod_rewrite. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-5353. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle Collaboration Suite 9.0.4.3 (Groupware Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component mod_rewrite. 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 HTTP Server component in Oracle Application Server 9.0.4.3, 10.1.2.0.2, 10.1.2.1.0, and 10.1.3.0.0, and Oracle Collaboration Suite 9.0.4.2 and 10.1.2, has unknown impact and remote attack vectors related to the Mod_rewrite Module, aka Vuln# OHS01.
The weakness was disclosed 10/17/2006 by Alexander Kornbrust with Application Security, Inc. (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5353 since 10/17/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57619 (Oracle Application Server Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (57619), SecurityFocus (BID 20588†), Secunia (SA22396†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017077†). The entries VDB-578, VDB-2615, VDB-2614 and VDB-15392 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
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- Vendor: https://www.oracle.com
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Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 57619
Nessus Name: Oracle Application Server Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: oracle.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Alexander Kornbrust
Organization: Application Security, Inc.
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-5353 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5353
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32807
SecurityFocus: 20588 - Oracle October 2006 Security Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22396 - Oracle Products Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1017077 - Oracle Database and Other Products Have Multiple Unspecified Vulnerabilities With Unspecified Impact
Vupen: ADV-2006-4065
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 22:21Updated: 04/24/2026 15:45
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (72), 09/27/2017 10:26 (1), 04/24/2026 15:45 (17)
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