BEA WebLogic Portal GroupSpace cross-site scripting
| weblogic-portal-groupspace-xss (34283) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The BEA WebLogic Portal GroupSpace application is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability using unspecified parameters to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- BEA, WebLogic Portal 9.2 GA
Remedy:
Refer to BEA07-166.00 for patch and upgrade information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BEA07-166.00, Cross-site scripting attacks in the WebLogic Portal Groupspace application at https://support.bea.com/application_content/product_portlets/securityadvisories/235.html.
- BID-23979: Multiple BEA WebLogic Applications Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-2702: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the GroupSpace application in BEA WebLogic Portal 9.2 GA allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors related to the rich text editor.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-1815: BEA Products Multiple Security Bypass and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
- SA25284: BEA Products Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1018060: WebLogic Portal Input Validation Hole Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks and Entitlement Bug Lets Remote Users Access Resources
Reported:
May 14, 2007
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