Oracle Workflow CSS Vulnerability wf_route

[ak@red-database-security.com]

Dear Reader,

The Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2005 provides fixes for 2 Cross-Site-
Scripting vulnerabilities in Oracle Workflow found by Red-Database-Security GmbH.

I know that the severity and impact of CSS bugs is low. My critical security bugs
in Oracle (e.g. become DBA via the import utility or security problems in
Transparent Data Encryption (TDE)) are still unfixed.

The following (remote exploitable) bug for example is now unfixed since 800 (!)
days ( = 19.200 hours).
http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_reports_overwrite_any_file.html

If you think that 800 days are a little bit too long you should contact
Oracle and ask for the reason. If you are lucky you will get patches from Oracle
with the next critical patch update january 2006 (= 889 days later) or april
2006 (=980 days later).

A list of upcoming security issues is available here:
http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/upcoming_alerts.html


Regards

Alexander Kornbrust



Oracle Workflow CSS Vulnerability wf_route
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Name Oracle Workflow CSS Vulnerability wf_route
Systems Affected Oracle Database or Application Server
Severity Low Risk
Category Cross Site Scripting
Vendor URL http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/pdf/cpuoct2005.html
This Advisory http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_workflow_css_wf_route.html
Author Alexander Kornbrust (ak at red-database-security.com)
Date 20 October 2005 (V 1.00)
Bugnumber 2005-S072E
Time to fix 236 days


Details
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Oracle Workflow is part of the database or application server installation. The parameter end date is vulnerable against XSS/CSS attacks.


Testcase
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Run the URL http://server:7778/pls/owf_mgr/wf_route.CreateRule and add javascript code into the field "end date"


Patch Information
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Oracle fixed this issue with the patches from the critical patch update october 2005.

All already published alerts are available on the web site of Red-Database-Security GmbH
http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/published_alerts.html


History
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14-feb-2005 Oracle secalert was informed
15-feb-2003 Bug confirmed
18-oct-2005 Oracle published the Critical Patch Update October 2005 (CPU October 2005)
20-oct-2005 Red-Database-Security published this advisory


(c) 2005 by Red-Database-Security GmbH