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CVE-2006-7158

4.3 · MEDIUM

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Oracle Application Express (APEX) before 2.2.1, aka Oracle HTML DB, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the NOTIFICATION_M…

Published Mar 7, 2007oracleEPSS 1.16%

Overview

CVE-2006-7158 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting oracle apex. It was published on March 7, 2007 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 (APEX) before 2.2.1, aka Oracle HTML DB, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the NOTIFICATION_MSG parameter. NOTE: it is likely that this issue overlaps one of the identifiers in CVE-2006-5351.

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

VendorProductVersionsStatus
oracleapex0Affected

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2006-7158?

CVE-2006-7158 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting oracle apex. It was published on March 7, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2006-7158?

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-2006-7158?

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.

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