Oracle Portal Key Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	21812
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Dec 29 2006 12:00AM
Updated:	Jan 04 2007 06:27PM
Credit:	Pham Duc Hai is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Oracle Portal 10g
Not Vulnerable:

Oracle Portal Key Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Oracle Portal is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to have arbitrary script code execute in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Oracle Portal Key Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue with a web client.

The following proof-of-concept URI is available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/21812.html

Oracle Portal Key Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for these issues. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected]:[email protected].

Oracle Portal Key Parameter Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Oracle Homepage (Oracle)
  
• XSS with default page parameter in Oracle Portal 10g (Pham Duc Hai)