Oracle APEX 2.2 Application Express NOTIFICATION_MSG cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Oracle APEX 2.2. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Application Express. Such manipulation of the argument NOTIFICATION_MSG leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-7158. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle APEX 2.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Application Express. The manipulation of the argument NOTIFICATION_MSG 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Oracle Application Express (APEX) before 2.2.1, aka Oracle HTML DB, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the NOTIFICATION_MSG parameter. NOTE: it is likely that this issue overlaps one of the identifiers in CVE-2006-5351.

The weakness was disclosed 03/07/2007 by Esteban Martinez Fayo (Alexander) with Application Security, Inc. (Website). The advisory is shared for download at red-database-security.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-7158 since 03/07/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 2.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30107), SecurityFocus (BID 20588†) and Secunia (SA22396†). The entries VDB-2615, VDB-2614, VDB-32832 and VDB-32831 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: APEX 2.2.1

Timelineinfo

10/17/2006 🔍
10/18/2006 +1 days 🔍
03/07/2007 +140 days 🔍
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03/13/2015 +2928 days 🔍
08/26/2018 +1262 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: red-database-security.com
Researcher: Esteban Martinez Fayo (Alexander)
Organization: Application Security, Inc.
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-7158 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-7158
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35492
X-Force: 30107 - Oracle Application Express NOTIFICATION_MSG cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 20588 - Oracle October 2006 Security Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22396 - Oracle Products Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 08/26/2018 09:37
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (53), 08/26/2018 09:37 (14)
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