CVE-2001-1157 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass JavaScript filtering in WEBsweeper by using malformed HTML tags, allowing potential cross-site scripting attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-1157?
CVE-2001-1157 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Baltimore Technologies WEBsweeper 4.0 and 4.02 does not properly filter Javascript from HTML pages, which could allow remote attackers to bypass the filtering via (1) an extra leading < and one or more characters before the SCRIPT tag, or (2) tags using Unicode.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1157?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Baltimore Technologies Websweeper.
How do I fix CVE-2001-1157?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1157 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2001-1157 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1157 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jfq5-58cv-4455.