HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2010-5145
MEDIUM

CVE-2010-5145

CWE-119Published: August 23, 2012· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

4.3
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

The Filtering Service in Websense Web Security and Web Filter before 6.3.1 Hotfix 136 and 7.x before 7.1.1 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (filtering outage) via a crafted sequence of characters in a URI.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2010-5145 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-119): Buffer overflow vulnerabilities can lead to arbitrary code execution or denial of service by corrupting adjacent memory.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityM
Privileges Req.
User Interaction
Scope
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityP
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected Vendors & Products

Microsoft1 product(s)
windows
websense2 product(s)
websense web filterwebsense web security
Source: NVD CPE · 7 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
Offensive Security exploit database
GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
Metasploit module search
PacketStorm
Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/first.aspx
ADVISORYhttp://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/ws711_known_issues.pdf
ADVISORYhttp://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/first.aspx
ADVISORYhttp://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/ws711_known_issues.pdf

All References (6)

→
http://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/first.aspxVendor Advisory
→
http://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/ws711_known_issues.pdfVendor Advisory
→
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78345
→
http://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/first.aspxVendor Advisory
→
http://www.websense.com/content/support/library/web/v711/ws711_known_issues/ws711_known_issues.pdfVendor Advisory
→
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78345

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2010-5145
CVSS Score4.3 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-119
CISA KEVNo
Affected2 vendor(s)
PublishedAug 23, 2012

Related CVEs (CWE-119)

CVE-2007-4743
10.0
CVE-2007-4731
10.0
CVE-2007-2954
10.0
CVE-2007-3999
10.0
CVE-2007-4758
10.0
CVE-2007-0061
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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2010-5145 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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