Websense TRITON AP-WEB up to 7.8.2 Data Security Block Page moreBlockInfo.cgi admin_msg cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Websense TRITON AP-WEB up to 7.8.2 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file cve-bin/moreBlockInfo.cgi of the component Data Security Block Page. The manipulation of the argument admin_msg results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2015-2703. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Websense TRITON AP-WEB up to 7.8.2 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected is an unknown code of the file cve-bin/moreBlockInfo.cgi of the component Data Security Block Page. The manipulation of the argument admin_msg 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. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Websense TRITON AP-WEB before 8.0.0 and V-Series 7.7 appliances allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) ws-userip in the ws-encdata parameter to cve-bin/moreBlockInfo.cgi in the Data Security block page or (2) admin_msg parameter to configure/ssl_ui/eva-config/client-cert-import_wsoem.html in the Content Gateway, which is not properly handled in an error message.

The weakness was shared 03/25/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securify.nl. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-2703 since 03/25/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83739 (Websense TRITON 7.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 7.8.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (83739) and SecurityFocus (BID 73233†). The entries VDB-74056, VDB-74057, VDB-74059 and VDB-74060 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• Anti-Malware Software

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• Websense

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• TRITON AP-WEB

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• 7.8.0
• 7.8.1
• 7.8.2

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.forcepoint.com/

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