Description
Armorlogic Profense Web Application Firewall before 2.2.22, and 2.4.x before 2.4.4, does not properly implement the "positive model," which allows remote attackers to bypass certain protection mechanisms via a %0A (encoded newline), as demonstrated by a %0A in a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack URL.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://resources.enablesecurity.com/advisories/ES-20090500-profense.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503649/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35053
- http://www.webappsec.org/lists/websecurity/archive/2009-05/msg00040.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50662
- http://resources.enablesecurity.com/advisories/ES-20090500-profense.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503649/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35053
- http://www.webappsec.org/lists/websecurity/archive/2009-05/msg00040.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50662
Timeline
- Published
- May 21, 2009
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified