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CVE-2009-5119

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-08-23 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-16

Description

The default configuration of Apache Tomcat in Websense Manager in Websense Web Security 7.0 and Web Filter 7.0 enables weak SSL ciphers in conf/server.xml, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network and then conducting a brute-force attack against encrypted session data.

Affected products

• Websense Web Filter: 7.0
• Websense Web Security: 7.0

References

• http://www.websense.com/support/article/t-kbarticle/v7-Apache-Tomcat-security-vulnerabilities-1258048503850
• http://www.websense.com/support/article/t-kbarticle/v7-Apache-Tomcat-security-vulnerabilities-1258048503850

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