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CVE-2011-1524

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the management login GUI page in Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator (LUA) before 2.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username field, as demonstrated by injecting an IFRAME element into the event log, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0545.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-1524 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

2011-03-28T18:55:00.950

Last Modified

2026-06-16T23:29:33.070

Status

Modified

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	liveupdate_administrator	≤ 2.2.2.9	Yes
Application	symantec	liveupdate_administrator	2.1.0	Yes
Application	symantec	liveupdate_administrator	2.1.2	Yes
Application	symantec	liveupdate_administrator	2.1.3	Yes
Application	symantec	liveupdate_administrator	2.2.1	Yes
Application	symantec	liveupdate_administrator	2.2.2	Yes

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8166 ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025242 Exploit ([email protected])
http://sotiriu.de/adv/NSOADV-2011-001.txt Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17026 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517109/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46856 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2011&suid=20110321_00 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0727 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66213 ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8166 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025242 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://sotiriu.de/adv/NSOADV-2011-001.txt Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17026 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517109/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46856 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2011&suid=20110321_00 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0727 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66213 (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.