The Filtering Service in Websense Web Security and Web Filter before 6.3.1 Hotfix 136 and…
Priority LOW 23CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The Filtering Service in Websense Web Security and Web Filter before 6.3.1 Hotfix 136 and 7.x before 7.1.1 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (filtering outage) via a crafted sequence of characters in a URI.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01321 71st 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 · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_filter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.3.0 | Vulnerable | Websense |
| cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_filter:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Websense |
| cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_filter:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 | Vulnerable | Websense |
| cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.3.0 | Vulnerable | Websense |
| cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_security:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0 | Vulnerable | Websense |
| cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_security:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 | Vulnerable | Websense |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_filter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.3.0 Vulnerable ·Websense
- cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_filter:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Websense
- cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_filter:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Websense
- cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.3.0 Vulnerable ·Websense
- cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_security:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Websense
- cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_security:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 Vulnerable ·Websense
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-5145
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-27wr-6xhx-m89g
References
More Websense Web Filter vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-04379 The Investigative Reports web interface in the TRITON management console in Websense Web… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2010-04847 Websense Web Security and Web Filter before 6.3.3 Hotfix 27 and 7.x before 7.1.1 allow… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2010-04846 Websense Web Security and Web Filter before 7.1 Hotfix 21 do not set the secure flag for… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2010-04845 The Remote Filtering component in Websense Web Security and Web Filter before 6.3.3… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2009-04879 The Filtering Service in Websense Web Security and Web Filter before 6.3.1 Hotfix 106 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2010-04842 The ISAPI Filter plug-in in Websense Enterprise, Websense Web Security, and Websense Web… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2010-5145 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-5145 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-27wr-6xhx-m89g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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