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Sun Java System Web Server Advanced Search Cross-Site Scripting
Secunia Advisory: SA30381
Release Date: 2008-05-26
Last Update: 2008-07-14
Popularity: 3,581 views

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

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

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CVE reference:CVE-2008-2518


Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Sun Java System Web Server, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks.

Unspecified input passed to the advanced search functionality is not properly sanitised before being returned to the user. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary HTML and script code in a user's browser session in context of an affected site.

The vulnerability is reported in Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 and 7.0.

Solution:
Apply patches.

-- SPARC Platform --

Sun Java System Web Server 6.1:
Apply Service Pack 9 or patch 116648-21.

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 (optionally with Update 3):
Apply patch 125437-14 or later.


-- x86 Platform --

Sun Java System Web Server 6.1:
Apply Service Pack 9 or patch 116649-21.

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 (optionally with Update 3):
Apply patch 125438-14 or later.


-- Linux --

Sun Java System Web Server 6.1:
Apply Service Pack 9 or patch 118202-13.

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 (optionally with Update 3):
Apply patch 125439-12 or later.


-- Windows --

Sun Java System Web Server 6.1:
Apply Service Pack 9 or patch 121524-05.

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0:
Apply Update 3 or patch 125441-13.


-- HP-UX --

Sun Java System Web Server 6.1:
Apply Service Pack 9 or patch 121510-05.

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 (optionally with Update 3):
Apply patch 125440-12 or later.


-- AIX --

Sun Java System Web Server 6.1:
Apply Service Pack 9 or later.

Sun Java System Web Server 7.0:
Apply Update 3 or later.


Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 Service Pack 9 and Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 3 are available at:
http://www.sun.com/download/index.jsp

Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.

Changelog:
2008-06-12: Added CVE reference.
2008-07-14: Updated solutions for Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 based on vendor update.

Original Advisory:
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-236481-1


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