CVE-2010-5148

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-08-23 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Websense Web Security and Web Filter before 7.1 Hotfix 21 do not set the secure flag for the Encrypted Session (SSL) cookie in an https session, which makes it easier for remote attackers to capture this cookie by intercepting its transmission within an http session.

Affected products

Websense Web Filter: through 7.0
Websense Web Security: through 7.0

References

http://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/first.aspx
http://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/ws711_known_issues.pdf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78342
http://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/first.aspx
http://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/ws711_known_issues.pdf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78342

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