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
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (70.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 70.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Websense Email Security — versions 6.1, 7.0, 7.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/SSL-TLS-weak-and-export-ciphers-dete… (Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78131 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758 (vdb-entry)