Websense Enterpise 6.3.1 Content Filtering privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Websense Enterpise 6.3.1. This affects an unknown part of the component Content Filtering. The manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-6511. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Websense Enterpise 6.3.1. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component Content Filtering. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Websense Enterprise 6.3.1 allows remote attackers to bypass content filtering by visiting http URLs with a (1) RealPlayer G2, (2) MSMSGS, or (3) StoneHttpAgent User-Agent header, which results in a Non-HTTP categorization.

The weakness was presented 12/21/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-6511 since 12/21/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39023), SecurityFocus (BID 26847†), Secunia (SA28026†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1019094†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Timelineinfo

12/11/2007 🔍
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12/21/2007 +8 days 🔍
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09/13/2018 +1277 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: forcepoint.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6511 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6511
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40218
X-Force: 39023 - Websense Enterprise User-Agent security bypass
SecurityFocus: 26847 - Websense User-Agent Spoofing Filtering Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 28026 - Websense User-Agent Filtering Bypass Security Issue, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1019094
Vupen: ADV-2007-4210

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 09/13/2018 09:40
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (62), 09/13/2018 09:40 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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