PT-2002-1729 · Surfcontrol · Surfcontrol Superscout Webfilter

Published 2002-10-03 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2002-0706

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SurfControl SuperScout WebFilter (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns the use of weak encryption in the Web Reports Server for administrator functions. Specifically, the UserManager.js file uses a hard-coded key in a Javascript function, allowing remote attackers to decrypt the administrative password.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0706

Affected Products

Surfcontrol Superscout Webfilter

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0706 · Security Note
• http://osvdb.org/3491 · Note
• http://westpoint.ltd.uk/advisories/wp-02-0005.txt · Note
• http://iss.net/security_center/static/10247.php · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=103359690824103&w=2 · Note