Digital Security Research Group [DSecRG] Advisory #DSECRG-09-025
http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=125
Application: Oracle Secure Enterprise Search (SES)
Versions Affected: Oracle Secure Enterprise Search (SES) version 10.1.8.2.0
Vendor URL: http://www.oracle.com
Bugs: XSS
Exploits: YES
Reported: 21.01.2009
Vendor response: 23.01.2009
Date of Public Advisory: 16.07.2009
CVE: CVE-2009-1968
Description: XSS IN search query
Author: Alexandr Polyakov
Digital Security Reasearch Group [DSecRG] (research [at] dsecrg [dot] com)
Description
Linked XSS vulnerability found "search" script of Oracle Secure Enterprise Search (SES).
Details
Vulnerability found In page /search/query/search. Vulnerable parameter search_p_groups.
Example
http://[localhost]:7777/search/query/search?search.timezone=&search_p_groups="'><IMG%20SRC=javascript:alert(document.cookie)>&q=1234&btnSearch=Search
Attacker can send evil link to logged in administrator, get adminiatrators cookie access to system with Administrator rights
Fix Information
Information was published in CPU July 2009.
All customers can download CPU petches following instructions from:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/cpujul2009.html
Original advisory:
http://dsecrg.com/pages/vul/show.php?id=125
Credits
Oracle give a credits for Alexandr Polyakov from Digital Security Company in CPU July 2009.
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/cpujul2009.html
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Polyakov Alexandr
Chief Information Security Analyst