Check Point Advisories

Symantec IM Manager Multiple Cross Site Scripting vulnerabilities (CVE-2011-0552)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2011-580
Date Published:	19 Mar 2012
Severity:	Medium
Last Updated:	Wednesday 19 November, 2014
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2011-0552
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?
Vulnerability Description	Multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities have been reported in Symantec IM Manager. The vulnerabilities are due to improper sanitization of URL parameters input by the IM Manager management console. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by enticing users to click on a link containing a malicious script code. Successful exploitation will allow an attacker to execute script code in the browser of the target user.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to open URL links containing a malicious code.

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 R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Symantec IM Manager Multiple Cross Site Scripting vulnerabilities (CVE-2011-0552) 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: Instant Messenger.
Attack Information: Symantec IM Manager Multiple Cross Site Scripting