Information disclosure in Websense Email Security
CVE-2012-4605
The default configuration of the SMTP component in Websense Email Security 6.1 through 7.3 enables weak SSL ciphers in the "SurfControl plc\SuperScout Email Filter\SMTP" registry key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network and then conducting a brute-force attack against encrypted session data.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.014 (68.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Websense Websense_email_security — versions 6.1, 7.0, 7.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)