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CVE-2011-0551

6.8 · MEDIUM

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Web Interface in the Endpoint Protection Manager in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 11.0.600x through 11.0.6300 allows remote attackers to…

Published Aug 15, 2011symantecCWE-352EPSS 0.64%

Overview

CVE-2011-0551 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting symantec endpoint_protection. It was published on August 15, 2011 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Web Interface in the Endpoint Protection Manager in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 11.0.600x through 11.0.6300 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that create administrative accounts.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from symantec. Update endpoint_protection to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/43662Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1025919Refwww.osvdb.org/74467Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/49101Refwww.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2011&suid=20110810_00Refsecunia.com/advisories/43662Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1025919Refwww.osvdb.org/74467Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/49101Refwww.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2011&suid=20110810_00

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2011-0551?

CVE-2011-0551 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting symantec endpoint_protection. It was published on August 15, 2011 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2011-0551?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2011-0551?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from symantec. Update endpoint_protection to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2011-0551?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2011-0551 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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