CVE-2015-2703 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via specific parameters in Websense TRITON AP-WEB, potentially compromising user sessions.

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-2015-2703?

CVE-2015-2703 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Mar 2015. 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

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Websense TRITON AP-WEB before 8.0.0 and V-Series 7.7 appliances allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) ws-userip in the ws-encdata parameter to cve-bin/moreBlockInfo.cgi in the Data Security block page or (2) admin_msg parameter to configure/ssl_ui/eva-config/client-cert-import_wsoem.html in the Content Gateway, which is not properly handled in an error message.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2703?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Websense Triton Ap Web, Websense V-Series Appliances.

How do I fix CVE-2015-2703?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2703 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-2015-2703 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2703 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xw4j-w9j3-qq6q.

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