Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 11.0.6100 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 11.0.6100. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-0551. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 11.0.6100 (Anti-Malware Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Web Interface in the Endpoint Protection Manager in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 11.0.600x through 11.0.6300 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that create administrative accounts.

The weakness was shared 08/15/2011 by Sow Ching Shiong (Website). The advisory is shared at symantec.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-0551 since 01/20/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119498 (Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Cross-Site Scripting and Request Forgery 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 (69137), SecurityFocus (BID 49101†), OSVDB (74467†), Secunia (SA43662†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1025919†). The entry VDB-58288 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Anti-Malware Software

Vendor

Symantec

Name

Endpoint Protection

Version

11.0

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.symantec.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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OpenVAS ID: 802242
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager XSS and CSRF Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/20/2011 🔍
08/10/2011 +202 days 🔍
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08/11/2011 +1 days 🔍
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08/15/2011 +4 days 🔍
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08/21/2011 +6 days 🔍
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03/30/2017 +738 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: symantec.com
Researcher: Sow Ching Shiong
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0551 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0551
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58289
X-Force: 69137
SecurityFocus: 49101 - Symantec Endpoint Protection CVE-2011-0551 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
Secunia: 43662 - Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Cross-Site Scripting and Request Forgery, Less Critical
OSVDB: 74467
SecurityTracker: 1025919 - Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Input Validation Hole Permits Cross-Site Scripting and Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 32772 - Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 11.0.600x - 11.0.6300 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 03/30/2017 09:30
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (59), 03/30/2017 09:30 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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