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CVE-2009-5131

The Receive Service in Websense Email Security before 7.1 does not recognize domain extensions in the blacklist, which a

The Receive Service in Websense Email Security before 7.1 does not recognize domain extensions in the blacklist, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and send e-mail messages via an SMTP session.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.00158
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

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websense email security<= 7.0
websense email securityall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD26 Aug 2012 · 07:55 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.websense.com/support/article/t-kbarticle/Release-Notes-for-Websense-Email-Security-v7-1
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