BEA WebLogic Server and Express HTTP TRACE cross-site scripting

weblogic-trace-xss (14959)

Medium Risk

Description:

BEA WebLogic Server and Express are vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted HTTP request containing malicious script, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site, once the link is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal a victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

Platforms Affected:

• Apache, HTTP Server
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP10 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP10 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP10
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP1 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP1 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP1
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP9 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP9 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP9
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP8 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP8 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP8
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP7 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP7 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP7
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP6 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP6 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP6
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP11
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP11 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP11 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP12
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP12 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP12 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP13
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP13 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP13 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP2
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP2 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP2 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP3
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP3 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP3 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP4
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP4 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP4 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP5
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP5 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 5.1 SP5 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP4 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP6
• BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP5 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP5 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP5
• BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP4 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP4
• BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP3 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP3
• BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP2 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP6 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1
• BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP1
• BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP2
• BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP2 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP1 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 6.1 SP1 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP4
• BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0
• BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP1
• BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP2
• BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP3
• BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP4 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP3 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP1 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP1 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP3 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP4 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 7.0 SP2 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 8.1 SP2 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 8.1 SP1 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 8.1 SP1 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 8.1 SP2
• BEA, WebLogic Server 8.1 Express
• BEA, WebLogic Server 8.1 SP2 Win32
• BEA, WebLogic Server 8.1
• BEA, WebLogic Server 8.1 SP1
• BEA, WebLogic Server 8.1 Win32
• IBM, Hardware Management Console 6.1.3

Remedy:

For WebLogic Server and Express 8.1:
Upgrade to Service Pack 2 and apply the patch for this vulnerability, as listed in BEA Systems Inc. SECURITY ADVISORY (BEA04-48.00). See References.

For WebLogic Server and Express 7.0:
Upgrade to Service Pack 4 and apply the patch for this vulnerability, as listed in BEA Systems Inc. SECURITY ADVISORY (BEA04-48.00). See References.

For WebLogic Server and Express 6.1:
Upgrade to Service Pack 6 and apply the patch for this vulnerability, as listed in BEA Systems Inc. SECURITY ADVISORY (BEA04-48.00). See References.

For WebLogic Server and Express 5.1:
Upgrade to Service Pack 13 and apply the patch for this vulnerability, as listed in BEA Systems Inc. SECURITY ADVISORY (BEA04-48.00). See References.

For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

• BEA Systems, Inc. Security Advisory (BEA04-48.01), Patches available to prevent compromise of user accounts at https://support.bea.com/application_content/product_portlets/securityadvisories/68.html.
• IBM Support and downloads Web site, Cumulative history and Readme for use with HMC V6.1.x at https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/hmc/power5/install/v61.Readme.html#MH01128.
• BID-9506: WebLogic Server and Express HTTP TRACE Credential Theft Vulnerability
• CVE-2004-2320: The default configuration of BEA WebLogic Server and Express 8.1 SP2 and earlier, 7.0 SP4 and earlier, 6.1 through SP6, and 5.1 through SP13 responds to the HTTP TRACE request, which can allow remote attackers to steal information using cross-site tracing (XST) attacks in applications that are vulnerable to cross-site scripting.
• OSVDB ID: 3726: BEA WebLogic HTTP TRACE Response XSS
• SA10726: BEA WebLogic HTTP TRACE Response Cross-Site Scripting Issue
• SA32977: IBM HMC HTTP TRACE Response Cross-Site Scripting Weakness
• SECTRACK ID: 1008866: WebLogic Server and Express Input Validation Flaw in Processing HTTP TRACE Requests Permits Cross-Site Scripting
• US-CERT VU#867593: Web servers enable HTTP TRACE method by default

Reported:

Jan 27, 2004

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