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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2005.0209 -- Sun Alert Notification 57742
Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in Sun Java System Application Server
9 March 2005
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Sun Java System Application Server
(formerly "Sun ONE Application Server")
Publisher: Sun Microsystems
Operating System: Solaris
Linux variants
Windows
HP-UX
AIX
Impact: Cross-site Scripting
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
Original Bulletin: http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-57742-1
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Sun(sm) Alert Notification
* Sun Alert ID: 57742
* Synopsis: Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in Sun Java System
Application Server
* Category: Security
* Product: Sun Java System Application Server (formerly "Sun ONE
Application Server")
* BugIDs: 6181948
* Avoidance: Upgrade
* State: Resolved
* Date Released: 01-Mar-2005
* Date Closed: 01-Mar-2005
* Date Modified:
1. Impact Due to this cross-site scripting vulnerability, users may
unintentionally execute scripts in their browser written by a remote
unprivileged user if they follow untrusted links/URIs in web pages,
mail messages, or newsgroup postings. By following these untrusted
links/URIs, the remote attacker may be able to execute commands with
the privileges of the user who accessed the link/URI.
Sun acknowledges with thanks, Eric Hobbs from MagnaWare, for bringing
this issue to our attention.
Additional information about cross-site scripting and web script
vulnerabilities can be found at the following URLs:
[2]http://www.cert.org/archive/pdf/cross_site_scripting.pdf
[3]http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/malicious_code_FAQ.html
[4]http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-02.html
2. Contributing Factors This issue can occur in the following releases
for all platforms:
* Sun Java System Application Server Standard Edition 7 Update
Release 5 or earlier
* Sun Java System Application Server Platform Edition 7 Update
Release 5 or earlier
* Sun Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2 Standard Edition
Update Release 1 or earlier
* Sun Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2 Enterprise Edition
Update Release 1 or earlier
Note: Sun Java System Application Server 8 2005Q1 and Sun Java System
Application Server 8 (Platform Edition) are not affected.
3. Symptoms There are no reliable symptoms that would indicate the
described issue has been exploited.
Solution Summary [5]Top
4. Relief/Workaround There is no workaround. Please see the
"Resolution" section below.
5. Resolution This issue is addressed in the following releases:
* Sun Java System Application Server 7 Standard Edition Update 6 and
later
* Sun Java System Application Server 7 Platform Edition Update 6 and
later
* Sun Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2 Standard Edition
Update 2 and later
* Sun Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2 Enterprise Edition
Update 2 and later
Sun Java System Application Server 7 Standard Edition, Update 6 is
available for download at
[6]http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=41c239a4
Sun Java System Application Server 7 Platform Edition, Update 6 is
available for download at
[7]http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=41c374e2
Sun Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2 Standard Edition, Update 2
is available for download at
[8]http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=41e32dfb
For the Sun Java System Application Server 7 2004Q2 Enterprise
Edition, Update 2, please see the Sun Online Support Center at
[9]https://osc-amer.sun.com/OSCSW/svcportal?pageName=clselection
This Sun Alert notification is being provided to you on an "AS IS"
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Copyright 2000-2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa
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References
1. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-57742-1#top
2. http://www.cert.org/archive/pdf/cross_site_scripting.pdf
3. http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/malicious_code_FAQ.html
4. http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2000-02.html
5. http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/printfriendly.do?assetkey=1-26-57742-1#top
6. http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=41c239a4
7. http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=41c374e2
8. http://www.sun.com/download/products.xml?id=41e32dfb
9. https://osc-amer.sun.com/OSCSW/svcportal?pageName=clselection
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