SurfControl Superscout Email Filter 4.0 Administrative Web Interface msgError.asp Reason cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in SurfControl Superscout Email Filter 4.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file msgError.asp of the component Administrative Web Interface. Performing a manipulation of the argument Reason results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2002-1529. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SurfControl Superscout Email Filter 4.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing of the file msgError.asp of the component Administrative Web Interface. The manipulation of the argument Reason with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in msgError.asp for the administrative web interface (STEMWADM) for SurfControl SuperScout Email Filter allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary script or HTML via the Reason parameter.

The bug was discovered 10/09/2002. The weakness was shared 03/31/2003 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-1529. 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 and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 173 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:msgError.asp it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 50058 (SurfControl SuperScout Email Filter MsgError.ASP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (10319), Exploit-DB (21924), SecurityFocus (BID 5928†), OSVDB (9210†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-12036†). The entries VDB-20230, VDB-20231 and VDB-20232 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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10/08/2002 🔍
10/08/2002 +0 days 🔍
10/09/2002 +1 days 🔍
03/31/2003 +173 days 🔍
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06/26/2006 +1183 days 🔍
08/08/2014 +2965 days 🔍
09/05/2025 +4046 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-1529 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-1529
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20229
X-Force: 10319
SecurityFocus: 5928 - SurfControl SuperScout Email Filter MsgError.ASP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
OSVDB: 9210 - SurfControl - SuperScout Email Filter - MsgError.ASP - Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 12036 - SurfControl SuperScout Administrative Web Interface XSS, Low

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

Created: 08/08/2014 11:40
Updated: 09/05/2025 11:55
Changes: 08/08/2014 11:40 (61), 06/21/2019 09:44 (3), 06/27/2024 05:29 (25), 09/05/2025 11:55 (7)
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