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CVE-2006-5599

4.3 · MEDIUM

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 pack…

Published Oct 28, 2006oracleEPSS 1.70%

Overview

CVE-2006-5599 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting oracle apex. It was published on October 28, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from oracle. Update apex to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/1792Refwww.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/cpuoct2006.htmlRefwww.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_apex_css_wwv_flow_item_help.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449500/100/0/threadedRefwww.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-291A.htmlRefsecurityreason.com/securityalert/1792Refwww.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/critical-patch-updates/cpuoct2006.htmlRefwww.red-database-security.com/advisory/oracle_apex_css_wwv_flow_item_help.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449500/100/0/threadedRefwww.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-291A.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-5599?

CVE-2006-5599 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting oracle apex. It was published on October 28, 2006 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2006-5599?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2006-5599?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from oracle. Update apex to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2006-5599?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2006-5599 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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