Blue Coat K9 Web Protection 4.0.230 Beta relies on client-side JavaScript as a protection…
Priority LOW 36CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Blue Coat K9 Web Protection 4.0.230 Beta relies on client-side JavaScript as a protection mechanism, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and access the (1) summary, (2) detail, (3) overrides, and (4) pwemail pages by disabling JavaScript.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01556 75th 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:blue_coat_systems:k9_web_protection:4.0.230:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.230 beta | Vulnerable | Blue Coat Systems |
- cpe:2.3:a:blue_coat_systems:k9_web_protection:4.0.230:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.230 beta Vulnerable ·Blue Coat Systems
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4515
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gc67-jwwq-7hgg
References
More Blue Coat Systems K9 Web Protection vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-02858 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the filter service (aka k9filter.exe) in Blue… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2008-4515 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-4515 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gc67-jwwq-7hgg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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