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
Published Aug 23, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.32%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 6.3.0
- 7.0
- 7.1
- ≤ 6.3.0
- 7.0
- 7.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.32% (0.01321) | 69.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.32% (0.01321) | 67.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.46% (0.00461) | 62.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00527) | 77.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.53% (0.00527) | 76.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00527) | 73.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/first.aspx x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/ws711_known_issues.pdf x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78345 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/first.aspx | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/ws711_known_issues.pdf | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78345 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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