CVE-2008-7312

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2008-7312 · Published 23/08/2012 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-7312 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting enterprise (websense).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.2%, higher than 67.9% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
enterprise websense	`= 5.2= 5.5= 6.1= 6.2= 6.3`	No fix yet

Description

The Filtering Service in Websense Enterprise 5.2 through 6.3 does not consider the IP address during URL categorization, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass filtering via an HTTP request, as demonstrated by a request to a compromised server associated with a specific IP address.

References

websense.com/support/article/t-kbarticle/Why-doesn-t-my-Websense-installation-categorize-URLs-and-Permit-Block-in-accordance-with-the-Site-Lookup-Tool-s-categorization · Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78299

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