Baltimore Technologies WEBsweeper 4.0 and 4.02 does not properly filter Javascript from…
Priority LOW 38Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02443 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:baltimore_technologies:websweeper:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Baltimore Technologies |
| cpe:2.3:o:baltimore_technologies:websweeper:4.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.02 | Vulnerable | Baltimore Technologies |
- cpe:2.3:o:baltimore_technologies:websweeper:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Baltimore Technologies
- cpe:2.3:o:baltimore_technologies:websweeper:4.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.02 Vulnerable ·Baltimore Technologies
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-1157
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jfq5-58cv-4455
References
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More Baltimore Technologies Websweeper vulnerabilities
- TI-2001-01106 Baltimore Technologies WEBsweeper 4.02, when used to manage URL blacklists, allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2001-00452 Websweeper 4.0 does not limit the length of certain HTTP headers, which allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2001-1157 · CVE Program
- CVE-2001-1157 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jfq5-58cv-4455 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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