[DSECRG-09-025] Oracle Secure Enterprise Search 10.1.8 Linked XSS vulnerability

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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
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Linked XSS vulnerability found "search" script of Oracle Secure Enterprise 
Search (SES).  



Details
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Vulnerability found  In page /search/query/search. Vulnerable parameter 
search_p_groups.

Example
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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
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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
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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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