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CVE-2012-4605

• 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
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The default configuration of the SMTP component in Websense Email Security 6.1 through 7.3 enables weak SSL ciphers in the "SurfControl plc\SuperScout Email Filter\SMTP" registry key, 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 Email Security: 6.1, 6.1-sp1, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758
• http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/SSL-TLS-weak-and-export-ciphers-detected-in-Websense-Email-Security-deployments
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78131
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64758
• http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/SSL-TLS-weak-and-export-ciphers-detected-in-Websense-Email-Security-deployments
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78131

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