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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2018-12246 Detail

Description

Symantec Web Isolation (WI) 1.11 prior to 1.11.21 is susceptible to a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A remote attacker can target end users protected by WI with social engineering attacks using crafted URLs for legitimate web sites. A successful attack allows injecting malicious JavaScript code into the website's rendered copy running inside the end user's web browser. It does not allow injecting code into the real (isolated) copy of the website running on the WI Threat Isolation Engine.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  6.1 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105581 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105581 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://support.symantec.com/content/unifiedweb/en_US/article.SYMSA1464.html Vendor Advisory 
https://support.symantec.com/content/unifiedweb/en_US/article.SYMSA1464.html Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_isolation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		From (including)
1.11		Up to (excluding)
1.11.21

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-12246
NVD Published Date:
10/22/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Symantec Corporation