Sun ONE/Java System Web Server Cross-Site Scripting
Secunia Advisory: SA20147
Release Date: 2006-05-19
Last Update: 2006-08-11
Popularity: 9,208 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Cross Site Scripting
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Sun Java System Application Server (Sun ONE) 7.x
Sun Java System Web Server (Sun ONE/iPlanet) 6.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-2501


Description:
Keigo Yamazaki has reported a vulnerability in Sun ONE and Sun Java System Web Server, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

Input containing a " (Double quote) character in the URL is not properly sanitised before being returned to users in error pages. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of a vulnerable site.

The vulnerability has been reported in the following versions:
* Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 Service Pack 9 and earlier.
* Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 Service Pack 4 and earlier.
* Sun ONE Application Server 7 Platform Edition Update 6 and earlier.
* Sun ONE Application Server 7 Standard Edition Update 6 and earlier.
* Sun Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2 Standard Edition Update 2 and earlier.
* Sun Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2 Enterprise Edition Update 2 and earlier.

Solution:
Apply Service Pack or updates.

Sun ONE Web Server 6.0:
Apply Service Pack 10 or later.
http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=43a84f89

Sun Java System Web Server 6.1:
Apply Service Pack 5 or later.
http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=434aec1d
(International version at http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=43c43041)

Sun ONE Application Server 7 Platform Edition:
Apply Update 7 or later.
http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=42ae3178

Sun ONE Application Server 7 Standard Edition:
Apply Update 7 or later.
http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=42ae317c

Sun Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2 Standard Edition:
Apply Update 3 or later.
http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=427fe06d

Sun Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2 Enterprise Edition:
Apply Update 3 or later.
http://javashoplm.sun.com/ECom/docs/W...artDetailId=SJAS72004Q2U3-EE-OTH-G-ES

Provided and/or discovered by:
Keigo Yamazaki, LAC

Changelog:
2006-05-25: Added CVE reference.
2006-08-11: Added link to US-CERT.

Original Advisory:
Sun Microsystems:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102164-1

LAC:
http://www.lac.co.jp/business/sns/intelligence/SNSadvisory_e/87_e.html

Other References:
US-CERT VU#114956:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/114956


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