VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-7312
The Filtering Service in Websense Enterprise 5.2 through 6.3 does not consider the IP address during URL categorization, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass filtering via an HTTP request, as demonstrated by a request to a compromised…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.19%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.19%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Filtering Service in Websense Enterprise 5.2 through 6.3 does not consider the IP address during URL categorization, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass filtering via an HTTP request, as demonstrated by a request to a compromised server associated with a specific IP address.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.19% probability · 66th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- websense/enterprise
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.websense.com/support/article/t-kbarticle/Why-doesn-t-my-Websense-installation-categorize-URLs-and-Permit-Block-in-accordance-with-the-Site-Lookup-Tool-s-categorizationVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78299
- http://www.websense.com/support/article/t-kbarticle/Why-doesn-t-my-Websense-installation-categorize-URLs-and-Permit-Block-in-accordance-with-the-Site-Lookup-Tool-s-categorizationVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78299
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.