Websense Enterprise and Websense Web Security Suite logon page cross-site scripting
| websenseenterprise-logon-page-xss (38936) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Websense Enterprise and Websense Web Security Suite are vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the logon page. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the username field that contains a quotation mark (") to inject malicious script into a Web page which would be executed in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the page is viewed. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Websense, Websense Enterprise 6.3
- Websense, Websense Web Security Suite 6.3
Remedy:
Apply Hotfix #80, available from the Websense Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- LIQUIDMATRIX SECURITY DIGEST Web site, Advisory: Websense XSS Vulnerability at http://www.liquidmatrix.org/blog/2007/12/10/advisory-websense-xss-vulnerability/.
- Websense Web site, Websense Web Security Suite at http://www.websense.com/global/en/ProductsServices/WSSecuritySuite/.
- Websense Web site, Websense Enterprise at http://www.websense.com/global/en/ProductsServices/WebsenseEnterprise/.
- Websense Web site, Possible cross-site scripting (XSS) condition in the username field of the Web Reporting Tools portal page at http://www.websense.com/SupportPortal/SupportKbs/1840.aspx.
- BID-26793: Websense Reporting Tools Login Page Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-6312: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the logon page in Web Reporting Tools portal in Websense Enterprise and Web Security Suite 6.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username field.
- SA28019: Websense "username" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1019066: Websense Input Validation Hole in 'username' Parameter Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-4158: Websense Web Reporting Tools username Cross Site Scripting Issue
Reported:
Dec 07, 2007
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