The TRITON management console in Websense Web Security before 7.6 Hotfix 24 allows remote…
Priority LOW 23CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
The TRITON management console in Websense Web Security before 7.6 Hotfix 24 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and read arbitrary reports via a crafted uid field, in conjunction with a crafted userRoles field, in a cookie, as demonstrated by a request to explorer_wse/favorites.exe.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01341 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 · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 7.6 | Vulnerable | Websense |
| cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_security:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3.0 | Vulnerable | Websense |
| cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_security:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3.1 | Vulnerable | Websense |
| cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_security:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3.2 | Vulnerable | Websense |
| cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_security:6.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3.3 | 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:a:websense:websense_web_security:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1.1 | Vulnerable | Websense |
| cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_security:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.5 | Vulnerable | Websense |
| cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_security:7.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.5.1 | Vulnerable | Websense |
- cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.6 Vulnerable ·Websense
- cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_security:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.0 Vulnerable ·Websense
- cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_security:6.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.1 Vulnerable ·Websense
- cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_security:6.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.2 Vulnerable ·Websense
- cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_security:6.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.3 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:a:websense:websense_web_security:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1.1 Vulnerable ·Websense
- cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_security:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5 Vulnerable ·Websense
- cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_web_security:7.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5.1 Vulnerable ·Websense
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4604
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r875-hfqx-6p82
References
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More Websense Web Security 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-2010-04843 The Filtering Service in Websense Web Security and Web Filter before 6.3.1 Hotfix 136 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2012-4604 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-4604 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r875-hfqx-6p82 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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