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CVE-2014-9711

4.3 · MEDIUM

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Investigative Reports in Websense TRITON AP-WEB before 8.0.0 and Web Security and Filter, Web Security Gateway, and Web Security Gateway A…

Published Mar 25, 2015websenseCWE-79EPSS 2.50%

Overview

CVE-2014-9711 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting websense triton_ap_web. It was published on March 25, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Investigative Reports in Websense TRITON AP-WEB before 8.0.0 and Web Security and Filter, Web Security Gateway, and Web Security Gateway Anywhere 7.8.3 before Hotfix 02 and 7.8.4 before Hotfix 01 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) ReportName (Job Name) parameter to the Explorer report scheduler (cgi-bin/WsCgiExplorerSchedule.exe) in the Job Queue or the col parameter to the (2) Names or (3) Anonymous (explorer_wse/explorer_anon.exe) summary report page.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from websense. Update triton_ap_web 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

VendorProductVersionsStatus
websensetriton_ap_web0Affected
websensetriton_web_filter0Affected
websensetriton_web_security0Affected
websensetriton_web_security_gateway0Affected
websensetriton_web_security_gateway_anywhere0Affected

References

Refpacketstormsecurity.com/files/130903/Websense-Explorer-Report-Scheduler-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlRefpacketstormsecurity.com/files/130905/Websense-Reporting-Cross-Site-Scripting.htmlRefseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/109Refseclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/110Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534915/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534917/100/0/threadedRefwww.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/Vulnerabilities-resolved-in-TRITON-APX-Version-8-0Refwww.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v7-8-3-About-Hotfix-02-for-Web-Security-SolutionsRefwww.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v7-8-4-About-Hotfix-01-for-Web-Security-SolutionsRefwww.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20140911/cross_site_scripting_vulnerability_in_websense_explorer_report_scheduler.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-9711?

CVE-2014-9711 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting websense triton_ap_web. It was published on March 25, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2014-9711?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, 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-2014-9711?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from websense. Update triton_ap_web 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-2014-9711?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2014-9711 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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