Oracle WebCenter Content 10.1.3.5.1/11.1.1.6.0 Content Server denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle WebCenter Content 10.1.3.5.1/11.1.1.6.0. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Content Server. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2013-1559. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle WebCenter Content 10.1.3.5.1/11.1.1.6.0 (Content Management System) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Content Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Content component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 10.1.3.5.1 and 11.1.1.6.0 allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Content Server.

The weakness was released 04/16/2013 by Andrea Micalizzi (rgod) as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2013 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-1559 since 01/30/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69478 (Oracle WebCenter Content (April 2013 CPU)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121218 (Oracle WebCenter Content CheckOutAndOpen.dll ActiveX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12943.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (83457), Exploit-DB (25979), Tenable (69478), SecurityFocus (BID 59122†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39430†). zdnet.com is providing further details. Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-7066, VDB-7607, VDB-8322 and VDB-8265. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 69478
Nessus Name: Oracle WebCenter Content (April 2013 CPU)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/oracle_webcenter_content_checkoutandopendll_openwebdav
Saint Name: Oracle WebCenter Content CheckOutAndOpen.dll ActiveX Control Vulnerability

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MetaSploit ID: oracle_webcenter_checkoutandopen.rb
MetaSploit Name: Oracle WebCenter Content CheckOutAndOpen.dll ActiveX Remote Code Execution
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2013
Researcher: Andrea Micalizzi (rgod)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1559 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1559
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8321

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X-Force: 83457
SecurityFocus: 59122 - Oracle WebCenter Content CVE-2013-1559 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 39430 - [cpuapr2013-1899555] Oracle Fusion Middleware DoS Vulnerability Related to Import Server - CVE-2013-1559, Medium

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

Created: 04/17/2013 11:51
Updated: 07/02/2025 19:01
Changes: 04/17/2013 11:51 (82), 04/28/2017 18:11 (9), 05/08/2021 13:00 (3), 12/27/2024 20:06 (18), 07/02/2025 19:01 (1)
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