bugtraq - RE: Websense Blocked Sites XSS

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 14:05:52 -0800
From: "Hubbard, Dan" <dhubbard@...sense.com>
To: "Mr. P.Taylor" <petert@...gine-sw.com>
Cc: <aleph1@...urityfocus.com>, <bugtraq@...urityfocus.com>
Subject: RE: Websense Blocked Sites XSS

All;

We now have a fix available for all platforms of version 5.01 also.
Please update the entry below to include fixes for 5.1 and 5.01. All
Websense customers can receive the fix free of charge through our
technical support department.

Thanks

-----Original Message-----
From: Mr. P.Taylor [mailto:petert@...gine-sw.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 8:36 AM
To: Hubbard, Dan
Cc: aleph1@...urityfocus.com; bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Websense Blocked Sites XSS

Websense Blocked Sites XSS

Risk: High

Product: Websense Enterprise v4.3.0 - v5.1 (Maybe others we only tested
this version)

Product URL: http://www.websense.com

Found By: PeterT - petert@...gine-sw.com

Problem:
When Websense blocks a web site, it returns a web page to the browser
stating that the site has been blocked. This error message contains the
URL which was requested. Websense does not do any validation or encoding
of the URL before returning it in the error message. This allows an
attacker to supply a URL that contains script <JavaScript, ActiveX, VB).
This script will run in the context of a server in the trusted domain
and combined with other IE flaws can have serious consequences.

We have marked this as a High risk because we believe that allowing
attackers to run arbitrary programs on your desktop at will, is a
serious problem.

Proof of Concept:
A URL like
http://BlockedSite?<SCRIPT>alert('hello')</SCRIPT> will run script.

Resolution:
The vendor has come out with a patch. Notified on Nov 29, 2003.

Thanks to Websense for fixing this issue.

Disclaimer:
Standard disclaimer applies. The opinions expressed in this advisory are
our own and not of any company. The information within this advisory may
change without notice. Use of this information constitutes acceptance
for use in an AS IS condition. There are no warranties with regard to
this information. In no event shall the author be liable for any damages
whatsoever arising out of or in connection with the use or spread of
this information. Any use of this information is at the user's own risk.