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Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Cross Site Scripting (CVE-2012-1686)

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-797
Date Published:
Severity:
Source: Oracle Advisory 56026
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2012-1686
Protection Provided by: Security Gateway
  • R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition All versions prior to Oct12CPU
Vulnerability Description
A cross site scripting vulnerability has been reported in Oracle Business Intelligence.
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to improper input sanitization while constructing a certain error message. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by enticing a user to click on a specially crafted URL. Successful exploitation could result in arbitrary script code execution in the context of the affected application.

Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

To configure the defense, select your product from the list below and follow the related protection steps.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

How Can I Protect My Network?

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Cross Site Scripting protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all modules.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Oracle Protection Violation
Attack Information: Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition Cross Site Scripting