Oracle Mojarra 2.1.7 FacesContextgetCurrentInstance cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Oracle Mojarra 2.1.7. The affected element is the function FacesContextgetCurrentInstance. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-2672. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Oracle Mojarra 2.1.7. This vulnerability affects the function FacesContextgetCurrentInstance. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Oracle Mojarra 2.1.7 does not properly "clean up" the FacesContext reference during startup, which allows local users to obtain context information an access resources from another WAR file by calling the FacesContext.getCurrentInstance function.

The weakness was disclosed 06/16/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at issues.jboss.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-2672 since 05/14/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. 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 MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 64071 (RHEL 5 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2012:1591)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Red Hat Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (76179), Tenable (64071), SecurityFocus (BID 27409†) and Secunia (SA49284†). The entries VDB-7187, VDB-7188, VDB-40710 and VDB-40709 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 64071
Nessus Name: RHEL 5 : JBoss EAP (RHSA-2012:1591)
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Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: RHSA-2012:1591
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CVE: CVE-2012-2672 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2672
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61012
X-Force: 76179
SecurityFocus: 27409
Secunia: 49284 - Oracle Mojarra "FacesContext" Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Not Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/04/2021 06:22
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (62), 02/17/2019 10:56 (3), 12/04/2021 06:22 (3)
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