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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 eas…

Published 14 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 68%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.19% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/78299 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • websense.com /support/article/t-kbarticle/Why-doesn-t-my-Websense-installation-categorize-URLs-and-Perm · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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