#239308: Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Sun Java System Portal Server's Portlets may Lead to Execution of Arbitrary Code

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Sun Java System Portal Server's Portlets may Lead to Execution of Arbitrary Code

Category :	Security
Release Phase :	Resolved
Bug Id :	6679004
Product :	Sun Java System Portal Server 7.0 Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1
Date of Resolved Release :	15-Aug-2008

A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) security vulnerability exists in some of the Portlets bundled with Sun Java System Portal Server (see below for details)

1. Impact

A Cross Site Scripting (XSS) security vulnerability exists in some of the Portlets bundled with Sun Java System Portal Server that may allow remote users to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in a user's web browser.

2. Contributing Factors

This issue can occur in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) without patch 124301-10
Sun Java System Portal Server 7.0 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) without patch 121913-19

x86 Platform

Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) without patch 124302-10
Sun Java System Portal Server 7.0 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) without patch 121914-19

Linux Platform

Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 without patch 124303-11
Sun Java System Portal Server 7.0 without patch 121915-19

To determine the version of Sun Java System Portal Server Software installed on a system, the following command can be run:

# <PS_INSTALL_DIR>/bin/psadmin version -u amadmin -f passwordFile
Fri Aug 20 07:37:07 PDT 2008 Sun Java(tm) System Portal Server 7.1

Note: Portal Server Software versions 6.3.1 or earlier and version 7.2 are not impacted by this issue.

3. Symptoms

There are no predictable symptoms that would indicate the described issue has been exploited.

4. Workaround

There is no workaround for this issue. Please see the Resolution section below.

5. Resolution

This issue is addressed in the following releases:

SPARC Platform

Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) with patch 124301-10 or later
Sun Java System Portal Server 7.0 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) with patch 121913-19 or later

x86 Platform

Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) with patch 124302-10 or later
Sun Java System Portal Server 7.0 (for Solaris 8, 9 and 10) with patch 121914-19 or later

Linux Platform

Sun Java System Portal Server 7.1 with patch 124303-11 or later
Sun Java System Portal Server 7.0 with patch 121915-19 or later

For more information on Security Sun Alerts, see Technical Instruction ID 213557.

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