Check Point Advisories

Internet Explorer Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2005-0056)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2005-199
Date Published:	6 Dec 2009
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 01 December, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2005-0056
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Explorer 5.01 Explorer 5.5 Explorer 6
Vulnerability Description	A cross site scripting vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow remote attackers to inject an arbitrary web script into the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Internet Explorer Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2005-0056) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Internet Explorer Cross-Site Scripting (CVE-2005-0056)