Check Point Advisories

Symantec Web Gateway blacklist.php Cross Site Scripting (CVE-2013-5013)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-1095
Date Published: 9 Mar 2014
Severity: Medium
Last Updated: Thursday 17 July, 2014
Source: Symantec SYM14-003
Industry Reference:CVE-2013-5013
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Symantec Web Gateway 5.1.1 and prior
Vulnerability Description A cross-site scripting vulnerability has been reported in Symantec Web Gateway. The vulnerability is due to an input validation error in blocklist.php. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to follow a specially crafted URL or to submit a web form with crafted values in its fields.

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 R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Symantec Web Gateway blacklist.php Cross Site Scripting protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Symantec Web Gateway blacklist.php Cross Site Scripting

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