Multiple Hitachi products Javadoc command cross-site scripting

hitachi-javadoc-xss (36393) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Multiple Hitachi products are vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the javadoc command of the Cosminexus Developer's Kit for Java component. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability when creating HTML files to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 4.3
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Medium
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: None
  Integrity Impact: Partial
  Availability Impact: None
 
Temporal Score: 3.7
  Exploitability: High
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Refer to HS07-027 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

References:

  • HS07-027 : Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability When Using Cosminexus Javadoc Command.
  • BID-25518: Hitachi Cosminexus Javadoc Command Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
  • CVE-2007-4760: The javadoc tool in Cosminexus Developer's Kit for Java in Cosminexus 7 and 7.5 can generate HTML documents that contain cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities, which allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this is probably the same issue as CVE-2007-3503.
  • SA26671: Hitachi Cosminexus Products JavaDoc Cross-Site Scripting
  • VUPEN/ADV-2007-3033: Hitachi Cosminexus Javadoc Command HTML Files Cross Site Scripting Issue

Platforms Affected:

  • Hitachi Electronic Form Workflow 07-00 - 07-00-/B Prof Windows
  • Hitachi Electronic Form Workflow 07-00 - 07-00-/B Std Windows
  • Hitachi Electronic Form Workflow 07-10 - 07-10-/A Prof Linux
  • Hitachi Electronic Form Workflow 07-10 - 07-10-/A Std Linux
  • Hitachi Electronic Form Workflow 07-11 - 07-11-/A Std Windows
  • Hitachi Electronic Form Workflow 07-11 - 07-11-/A Prof Windows
  • Hitachi Electronic Form Workflow 7-10 Prof Windows
  • Hitachi Electronic Form Workflow 7-10 Std Windows
  • Hitachi Electronic Form Workflow Dev. Client 07-00 - 07-00-/B Windows
  • Hitachi Electronic Form Workflow Dev. Client 07-10 Windows
  • Hitachi Electronic Form Workflow Dev. Client 07-11 - 07-11-/A Windows
  • Hitachi Ucosminexus Application Server 7 Enterprise
  • Hitachi Ucosminexus Application Server 7 Standard
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Server 7.5 Enterprise
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Application Server 7.5 Standard
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Client 7
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Client 7.5
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Developer 7 Professional
  • Hitachi Ucosminexus Developer 7 Standard
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Developer 7.5 Standard
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Developer 7.5 Professional
  • Hitachi uCosminexus ERP Integrator Win 2-00
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Operator 7
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Operator 7.5
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Service Architect 7
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Service Architect 7.5
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Service Platform 7
  • Hitachi uCosminexus Service Platform 7.5

Reported:

Aug 31, 2007

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