Websense Content Gateway Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	55194
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2012-2984
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 23 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 23 2012 12:00AM
Credit:	Steven Sim Kok Leong
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Websense Content Gateway Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Websense Content Gateway is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Websense Content Gateway Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Attackers can exploit these issues by enticing an unsuspecting user to follow a malicious URI.

The following example URIs are available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/55194.txt

Websense Content Gateway Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Websense Content Gateway Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

References:

• Content Gateway Homepage (websense)
  
• Websense Content Gateway XSS vulnerabilities (Steven Sim Kok Leong)