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CVE-2011-0550

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Web Interface in the Endpoint Protection Manager in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 11.0.600x through 11.0.6300 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the token parameter to portal/Help.jsp or (2) the URI in a console/apps/sepm request.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-0550 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from symantec organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2011-08-15T19:55:03.567

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	symantec	endpoint_protection	11.0.6000	Yes
Application	symantec	endpoint_protection	11.0.6100	Yes
Application	symantec	endpoint_protection	11.0.6200	Yes
Application	symantec	endpoint_protection	11.0.6200.754	Yes
Application	symantec	endpoint_protection	11.0.6300	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/43662 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025919 ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/74465 ([email protected])
http://www.osvdb.org/74466 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48231 ([email protected])
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2011&suid=20110810_00 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69136 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/43662 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025919 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/74465 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.osvdb.org/74466 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48231 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2011&suid=20110810_00 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69136 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For symantec's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.