Websense Email Security up to 7.0 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Websense Email Security up to 7.0. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes access control. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-5121. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Websense Email Security up to 7.0 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Websense Email Security 7.1 before Hotfix 4 allows remote attackers to bypass the sender-based blacklist by using the 8BITMIME EHLO keyword in the SMTP session.

The weakness was shared 08/23/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at websense.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-5121 since 08/23/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 7.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entry VDB-61760 is related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Email Security 7.1

Timelineinfo

08/23/2012 🔍
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08/23/2012 +0 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +942 days 🔍
01/28/2018 +1042 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: forcepoint.com

Advisory: websense.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-5121 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-5121
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61759
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/28/2018 09:52
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (48), 01/28/2018 09:52 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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