Cross-Site-Scripting Vulnerability in Oracle APEX WWV_FLOW_ITEM_HELP

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Name          Cross-Site-Scripting Vulnerability in Oracle APEX 
WWV_FLOW_ITEM_HELP
Systems Affected        Oracle APEX/HTMLDB
Severity        Medium Risk
Category        Cross Site Scripting (XSS/CSS)
Vendor URL      http://www.oracle.com/
Author  Alexander Kornbrust (ak at red-database-security.com)
Date          18 October 2006 (V 1.00)
Advisory    
http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_apex_css_wwv_flow_item_help.html

Details
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The package WWV_FLOW_ITEM_HELP contains a cross site scripting vulnerability.

Affected Products
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Oracle APEX/HTMLDB < 2.2.1

Patch Information
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This bug is fixed with the patch 2.2.1 of APEX which is not part of the 
Critical Patch Update October 2006. It's necessary to upgrade your APEX/HTMLDB 
installation to 2.2.1. Patches are currently not available for Oracle 
Application Express.



History
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03-oct-2005 Oracle secalert was informed
04-oct-2005 Bug confirmed
17-oct-2006 Oracle published CPU October 2006
18-oct-2006 Red-Database-Security published this advisory


Additional Information
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An analysis of the Oracle CPU Oct 2006 is available here 
http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_cpu_oct_2006.html