[NEWS] Oracle CTX_DOC Package Multiple SQL Injection Flaws

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Oracle CTX_DOC Package Multiple SQL Injection Flaws
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SUMMARY

The Intermedia application in Oracle 10g release 1 and 2 is vulnerable to
SQL injection.

DETAILS

Vulnerable Systems:
* Oracle 10g release 1
* Oracle 10g release 2

The Intermedia application, owned by CTXSYS, contains a package called
CTX_DOC. This package contains multiple SQL injection flaws. The following
procedures on this package provide vectors for SQL injection attacks:
THEMES
GIST
TOKENS
FILTER
HIGHLIGHT
MARKUP

These can be exploited by a database user; further they can be exploited
via Oracle Application Server by an attacker without a user ID and
password across the Internet.

Vendor Status:
Oracle was alerted to these flaws on the 6th of June 2005. A patch has now
been made available:

<http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/cpuoct2007.html> http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/cpuoct2007.html

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The information has been provided by <mailto:davidl@ngssoftware.com>
David Litchfield.
The original article can be found at:

<http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/high-risk-vulnerability-in-oracle-ctx-doc/> http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/high-risk-vulnerability-in-oracle-ctx-doc/

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