SurfControl SuperScout Content Filtering Bypass Vulnerability
BID:965
Info
SurfControl SuperScout Content Filtering Bypass Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 965 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2000-0124 |
| Remote: | No |
| Local: | Yes |
| Published: | Feb 03 2000 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Jul 11 2009 01:56AM |
| Credit: | Posted on Bugtraq on February 3rd, 2000 by civ <[email protected]>. |
| Vulnerable: |
SurfControl SuperScout 2.6.1 .6 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
SurfControl SuperScout Content Filtering Bypass Vulnerability
SurfControl SuperScout is an internet access control application which filters out websites based upon categorization such as Adult and Gambling. A user may bypass this mechanism simply by appending a "." to the end of the URL, thus allowing the user to view websites which may contain inappropriate material according to the policies set out by an administrator.
SurfControl SuperScout is an internet access control application which filters out websites based upon categorization such as Adult and Gambling. A user may bypass this mechanism simply by appending a "." to the end of the URL, thus allowing the user to view websites which may contain inappropriate material according to the policies set out by an administrator.