Websense Web Security up to 7.x Explorer explorer_wse/ information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Websense Web Security up to 7.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file explorer_wse/ of the component Explorer. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-2748. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Websense Web Security up to 7.x (Anti-Malware Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file explorer_wse/ of the component Explorer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Websense TRITON AP-WEB before 8.0.0 does not properly restrict access to files in explorer_wse/, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request to a (1) Web Security incident report or the (2) Explorer configuration (websense.ini) file.

The weakness was disclosed 03/26/2015 as not defined mailinglist post (oss-sec). The advisory is shared for download at securify.nl. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-2748 since 03/26/2015. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83740 (Websense TRITON Unauthorized File Disclosure), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

Upgrading to version 8.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (83740), SecurityFocus (BID 73236†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51012†). The entries VDB-74056, VDB-74057, VDB-74059 and VDB-74060 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 83740
Nessus Name: Websense TRITON Unauthorized File Disclosure
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OpenVAS ID: 801223
OpenVAS Name: Websense Triton File Disclosure Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Security 8.0.0

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07/06/2015 +46 days 🔍
05/02/2022 +2492 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: forcepoint.com

Advisory: 130901
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-2748 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2748
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74492
SecurityFocus: 73236 - Multiple Websense Products Unspecified Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 51012 - Websense Triton AP-WEB Before 8.0 Remote Information Disclosure via a Direct Request, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/30/2015 12:46
Updated: 05/02/2022 06:36
Changes: 03/30/2015 12:46 (59), 07/03/2017 09:04 (13), 05/02/2022 06:26 (3), 05/02/2022 06:36 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:177:103

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