Note: This is an archival copy of Security Sun Alert 200019 as previously published on http://sunsolve.sun.com.
Latest version of this security advisory is available from http://support.oracle.com as Sun Alert 1000016.1.
Article ID : 1000016.1
Article Type : Sun Alerts (SURE)
Last reviewed : 2010-05-13
Audience : PUBLIC
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Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in Sun ONE and Sun Java System Applications



Category
Security

Release Phase
Resolved

Product
Sun Java System Application Server Standard Edition 7 2004Q2
Sun ONE Application Server 7, Standard Edition
Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 Service Pack 4
Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 Service Pack 9
Sun Java System Application Server Enterprise Edition 7 2004Q2
Sun ONE Application Server 7, Platform Edition

Bug Id
6239342, 6240424, 6240422

Date of Resolved Release
18-MAY-2006

Impact

A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in various releases of the Sun Java System Web Server and Sun Java System Application Server may allow an unprivileged local or remote user to steal cookie information, hijack sessions, or cause a loss of data privacy between a client and the server.

Sun acknowledges with thanks, CERT and JPCERT/CC for bringing this issue to our attention.

This issue is described in JPCERT/CC Vulnerability JVN#03D5EAA8 at http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2303D5EAA8/index.html

Sun also acknowledges with thanks, Little eArth Corporation Co., Ltd., for discovering and reporting this issue.


Contributing Factors

This issue can occur in the following releases:

  • 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

To determine the version of Sun Java System Application Server on a system, the following command can be run:

    $ <AS_INSTALL>/bin/asadmin version --verbose
    Sun Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2UR3 (build A051525-273129)

(Where <AS_INSTALL> is the installation directory of the Application Server)

To determine the version of Sun ONE Application Server on a system, the following command can be run:

    $ <WS-install>/https-<host>/start -version

where <WS-install> is top installation directory of Web Server and <host> should be the actual host name on which the Web Server is installed.


Symptoms

There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described issue has occurred.


Workaround

There is no workaround to this issue. Please see the Resolution section below.


Resolution

This issue is addressed in the following releases:

  • Sun ONE Web Server 6.0 Service Pack 10 or later at

http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=43a84f89

  • Sun Java System Web Server 6.1 Service Pack 5 or later at

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 Update 7 or later at

http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=42ae3178

  • Sun ONE Application Server 7 Standard Edition Update 7 or later at

http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=42ae317c

  • Sun Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2 Standard Edition Update 3 or later at

http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=427fe06d

  • Sun Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2 Enterprise Edition Update 3 or later at

http://javashoplm.sun.com/ECom/docs/Welcome.jsp?StoreId=8&PartDetailId=SJAS72004Q2U3-EE-OTH-G-ES



Modification History
Date: 17-JUL-2006

17-Jul-2006:

  • Updated Impact section














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