PT-2006-6307 · Oracle · Oracle Application Express

Alexander Kornbrust · Published 2006-10-28 · Updated 2018-10-17 · CVE-2006-5599

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Oracle Application Express versions prior to 2.2.1

Description: A cross-site scripting (XSS) issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via the WWV FLOW ITEM HELP package. This could potentially lead to unauthorized actions on the affected system. The issue is likely fixed by the October 2006 CPU.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 2.2.1, update to version 2.2.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the WWV FLOW ITEM HELP package until a patch is applied.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-5599

Affected Products

Oracle Application Express

References · 6

• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-291A.html · Patch
• http://oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/cpuoct2006.html · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5599 · Security Note
• http://red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_apex_css_wwv_flow_item_help.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1792 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/449500/100/0/threaded · Note