===================================================================== CERT-Renater Note d'Information No. 2008/VULN178 _____________________________________________________________________ DATE : 26/05/2008 HARDWARE PLATFORM(S) : / OPERATING SYSTEM(S) : Systems running Sun Java System Web Server. ====================================================================== http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-66-236481-1 ______________________________________________________________________ Solution Type: Sun Alert Solution 236481 : Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in the Sun Java System Web Server Advanced Search Mechanism Bug ID: 6647151 Product: Sun Java System Web Server 6.1, Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Date of Resolved Release: 23-May-2008 SA Document Body Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in the Sun Java System Web Server Advanced Search Mechanism 1. Impact A Cross-Site Scripting (CSS or XSS) vulnerability in the Sun Java System Web Server's advanced search mechanism may may allow an unprivileged remote user the ability to execute arbitrary JavaScript commands in a client user's web browser. This may allow the remote user to steal cookie information, hijack sessions, or cause a loss of data privacy. 2. Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following releases: SPARC Platform * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 without Service Pack 9 * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 without patch 116648-21 * Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 * Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 1 and Update 2 x86 Platform * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 without Service Pack 9 * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 without patch 11649-21 * Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 * Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 1 and Update 2 Linux * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 without Service Pack 9 * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 without patch 118202-13 * Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 * Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 1 and Update 2 Windows * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 without Service Pack 9 * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 without patch 121524-05 * Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 * Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 1 and Update 2 HP-UX * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 without Service Pack 9 * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 without patch 121510-05 * Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 * Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 1 and Update 2 AIX * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 without Service Pack 9 To determine the version of Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 on a system, the following command can be run: $ /https-/start -version (Where is the installation directory of the Web Server and should be the actual host name on which the Web Server is installed). To determine the version of Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 on a system, the following command can be run: $ /bin/wadm --version (Where is the installation directory of the Web Server). 3. Symptoms There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described issue has been exploited. 4. Workaround The following file can be edited to workaround this issue: /bin/https/webapps/search/advanced.jsp by removing the following lines: "> "out.println(s);" 5. Resolution This issue is addressed in the following releases: SPARC Platform * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 with Service Pack 9 or later * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 with patch 116648-21 or later * Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 3 x86 Platform * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 with Service Pack 9 or later * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 with patch 116649-21 or later * Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 3 Linux * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 with Service Pack 9 or later * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 with patch 118202-13 or later * Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 3 Windows * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 with Service Pack 9 or later * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 with patch 121524-05 or later * Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 3 HP-UX * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 with Service Pack 9 or later * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 with patch 121510-05 or later * Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 3 AIX * Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 with Service Pack 9 or later * Sun Java System Web Server 7.0 Update 3 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 Under "Web and Proxy Servers" --> "Web Servers" For more information on Security Sun Alerts, see Technical Instruction ID 213557. 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