CVE-2008-4515

HIGH 7.5CVE-2008-4515 · Published 09/10/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-4515 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting k9 web protection (blue coat systems).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.6%, higher than 75.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
k9 web protection blue_coat_systems	`= 4.0.230`	No fix yet

Description

Blue Coat K9 Web Protection 4.0.230 Beta relies on client-side JavaScript as a protection mechanism, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and access the (1) summary, (2) detail, (3) overrides, and (4) pwemail pages by disabling JavaScript.

References

dicas3000.blogspot.com/2008/10/blue-coat-k9-web-protection-v40230-beta.html
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/Oct/0070.html
securityfocus.com/bid/31584
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45696

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