Sun Java System Web Server Advanced Search Mechanism Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

BID:29355

Info

Sun Java System Web Server Advanced Search Mechanism Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 29355
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2008-2518
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 23 2008 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:28PM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP8
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP7
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP6
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP5
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP4
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP3
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP2
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP1
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 2
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 1
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0
Not Vulnerable: Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP9
Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 3

Discussion

Sun Java System Web Server Advanced Search Mechanism Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Sun Java System Web Server 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 execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of a site that uses the affected functionality. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

This issue affects Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 and 7.0 for SPARC, x86, Linux, Windows, HP-UX, and AIX platforms.

Exploit / POC

Sun Java System Web Server Advanced Search Mechanism Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

Solution / Fix

Sun Java System Web Server Advanced Search Mechanism Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released fixes. Please see the references for more information.


Sun Java System Web Server 7.0

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 1

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 2

Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP4

Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP5

Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP7

Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP1

Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP6

Sun Java System Web Server 6.1

Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP3

Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP2

Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 SP8

References

Sun Java System Web Server Advanced Search Mechanism Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

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