Websense Personal Email Manager up to 7.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Websense Personal Email Manager up to 7.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3748. The attack can be initiated remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Websense Personal Email Manager up to 7.0. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Web Administrator in Websense Personal Email Manager 7.1 before Hotfix 4 and Email Security 7.1 before Hotfix 4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) FileName, (2) IsolatedMessageID, (3) ServerName, (4) Dictionary, (5) Scoring, and (6) MessagePart parameters to web/msgList/viewmsg/actions/msgAnalyse.asp; the (7) Queue, (8) FileName, (9) IsolatedMessageID, and (10) ServerName parameters to actions/msgForwardToRiskFilter.asp and viewHeaders.asp in web/msgList/viewmsg/; and (11) the subject in an e-mail message that is held in a Queue.

The weakness was published 10/22/2009 by Nikolas Sotiriu (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-3748. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42292 (Websense Email Security < 7.1 Hotfix 4), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116652 (Websense Email Security / Personal Email Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 7.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53834), Exploit-DB (9981), Tenable (42292), SecurityFocus (BID 36741†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24213†). Similar entry is available at VDB-50536. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 42292
Nessus Name: Websense Email Security < 7.1 Hotfix 4
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Personal Email Manager 7.1

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10/20/2009 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: forcepoint.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Nikolas Sotiriu
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3748 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3748
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50535

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X-Force: 53834
SecurityFocus: 36741 - Websense Email Security Cross Site Scripting and HTML Injection Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 24213 - Websense Email Security and Manager \x3C 7.1 Hotfix 4 Remote Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM
Updated: 02/10/2025 01:41 AM
Changes: 03/18/2015 03:15 PM (58), 02/17/2017 11:31 AM (12), 08/24/2021 10:20 AM (4), 08/24/2021 10:26 AM (1), 11/21/2024 06:18 AM (17), 02/10/2025 01:41 AM (2)
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