CVE-2006-5599 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can inject arbitrary HTML or scripts via the WWV_FLOW_ITEM_HELP package in Oracle Application Express, requiring user interaction to execute.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-5599?
CVE-2006-5599 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Oct 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Oracle Application Express (formerly HTML DB) before 2.2.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTML or web script via the WWV_FLOW_ITEM_HELP package. NOTE: it is likely that this issue overlaps one of the Oracle VulnIDs covered by CVE-2006-5351. Oracle has not publicly disputed claims by a reliable researcher that this has been fixed by the October 2006 CPU.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-5599?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Oracle Apex.
How do I fix CVE-2006-5599?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-5599 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2006-5599 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-5599 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-39jf-7hvq-h87f.