Sun Woodstock 4.2 Error Page ThemeServlet.java cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Woodstock 4.2. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file ThemeServlet.java of the component Error Page. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2009-1554. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sun Woodstock 4.2. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file ThemeServlet.java of the component Error Page. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ThemeServlet.java in Sun Woodstock 4.2, as used in Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server and other products, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a UTF-7 string in the PATH_INFO, which is displayed on the 404 error page, as demonstrated by the PATH_INFO to theme/META-INF.

The bug was discovered 05/05/2009. The weakness was presented 05/05/2009 by DiGiT with Digital Security Research Group (Website). The advisory is shared for download at woodstock.dev.java.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-1554 since 05/06/2009. 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 proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38733 (Project Woodstock 404 Error Page UTF-7 Encoded XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r.

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 databases at X-Force (50336), Exploit-DB (32987), Tenable (38733), SecurityFocus (BID 34829†) and OSVDB (54220†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 38733
Nessus Name: Project Woodstock 404 Error Page UTF-7 Encoded XSS
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: woodstock.dev.java.net
Researcher: DiGiT
Organization: Digital Security Research Group
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-1554 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1554
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48068
X-Force: 50336
SecurityFocus: 34829 - Woodstock 404 Error Page Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 35006 - Project Woodstock UTF-7 "404 Page Not Found" Cross-Site Scripting, Less Critical
OSVDB: 54220 - Project Woodstock ThemeServlet.java 404 Error Page UTF-7 Encoded XSS
Vulnerability Center: 22045 - Sun Woodstock 4.2 ThemeServlet.java Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 01/18/2025 22:53
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (71), 09/03/2019 20:40 (8), 01/18/2025 22:53 (21)
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