CVE-2009-5120

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% 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 allows connections to TCP port 1812 from arbitrary source IP addresses, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via UTF-7 text to the 404 error page of a Project Woodstock service on this port.

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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