Multiple vulnerabilities in Oracle REST Data Services



Published: 2022-07-19 | Updated: 2022-11-07
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2021-34429
CVE-2021-41184
CWE-ID CWE-284
CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available.
Vulnerable software
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Oracle REST Data Services
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Vendor Oracle

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper access control

EUVDB-ID: #VU56964

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-34429

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing certain characters in URI. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request with encoded characters in URI, bypass implemented security restrictions and access content of the WEB-INF directory.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Oracle REST Data Services: before 22.1.1

External links

http://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html?917287


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, a fully functional exploit for this vulnerability is available.

2) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU58271

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41184

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of values passed to the `of` option. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Oracle REST Data Services: before 22.1.1

External links

http://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html?917287


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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