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CVE-2011-5102

The Investigative Reports web interface in the TRITON management console in Websense Web Security 7.1 before Hotfix 109, 7.1.1 before Hotfix 06, 7.5 before Hotfix 78, 7.5.1 before Hotfix 12, 7.6 before Hotfix 24, and 7.6.2 before Hotfix 12; Web Filter; Web Security Gateway; and Web Security Gateway Anywhere allows remote attackers to execute commands via unspecified vectors.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-5102 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from websense, from websense, from websense and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, 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

2012-08-23T10:32:14.873

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	websense	websense_web_filter	*	Yes
Application	websense	websense_web_security	7.1	Yes
Application	websense	websense_web_security	7.1.1	Yes
Application	websense	websense_web_security	7.5	Yes
Application	websense	websense_web_security	7.5.1	Yes
Application	websense	websense_web_security	7.6	Yes
Application	websense	websense_web_security	7.6.2	Yes
Application	websense	websense_web_security_gateway	*	Yes
Application	websense	websense_web_security_gateway_anywhere	*	Yes

References

http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v7-1-1-About-Hotfix-06-for-Web-Security-Web-Filter-and-Web-Security-Gateway Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v7-1-About-Hotfix-109-for-Websense-Web-Security-Web-Filter-and-Web-Security-Gateway Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v7-5-1-About-Hotfix-12-for-Websense-Web-Security-Web-Filter-Web-Security-Gateway-and-Web-Security-Gateway-Anywhere Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v7-5-About-Hotfix-78-for-Websense-Web-Security-Web-Filter-Web-Security-Gateway-and-Web-Security-Gateway-Anywhere Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v7-6-2-About-Hotfix-12-for-Websense-Web-Security-Web-Filter-Web-Security-Gateway-and-Web-Security-Gateway-Anywhere Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v7-6-2-About-Hotfix-12-for-Websense-Web-Security-Websense-Web-Filter-and-Web-Security-Gateway Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v7-6-About-Hotfix-24-for-Websense-Web-Security-Web-Filter-Web-Security-Gateway-and-Web-Security-Gateway-Anywhere Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v7-6-About-Hotfix-24-for-Websense-Web-Security-Websense-Web-Filter-and-Web-Security-Gateway Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v7-1-1-About-Hotfix-06-for-Web-Security-Web-Filter-and-Web-Security-Gateway Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v7-1-About-Hotfix-109-for-Websense-Web-Security-Web-Filter-and-Web-Security-Gateway Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v7-5-1-About-Hotfix-12-for-Websense-Web-Security-Web-Filter-Web-Security-Gateway-and-Web-Security-Gateway-Anywhere Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v7-5-About-Hotfix-78-for-Websense-Web-Security-Web-Filter-Web-Security-Gateway-and-Web-Security-Gateway-Anywhere Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v7-6-2-About-Hotfix-12-for-Websense-Web-Security-Web-Filter-Web-Security-Gateway-and-Web-Security-Gateway-Anywhere Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v7-6-2-About-Hotfix-12-for-Websense-Web-Security-Websense-Web-Filter-and-Web-Security-Gateway Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v7-6-About-Hotfix-24-for-Websense-Web-Security-Web-Filter-Web-Security-Gateway-and-Web-Security-Gateway-Anywhere Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/v7-6-About-Hotfix-24-for-Websense-Web-Security-Websense-Web-Filter-and-Web-Security-Gateway Vendor Advisory (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 websense'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.