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Missing access control on Websense Explorer web folder
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Han Sahin, September 2014

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Abstract
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It was discovered that no access control is enforced on the explorer_wse
path, which is exposed through the web server. An attacker can abuse
this issue to download any file exposed by this path, including security
reports and Websense Explorer configuration files.

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Tested versions
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This issue was discovered on Websense Triton v7.8.3 and Websense
appliance modules V-Series v7.7. Other versions may be affected as well.

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Fix
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This issue is resolved in TRITON APX Version 8.0. More information about
the fixed can be found at the following location:
http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/Vulnerabilities-resolved-in-TRITON-APX-Version-8-0

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Details
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https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20140909/missing_access_control_on_websense_explorer_web_folder.html

When a scheduled report has run, the report file is sent to recipients as an email attachment. Scheduled reports are also saved within explorer_wse, which is accessible for unauthenticated users. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated (proxy) users to download resources from the Websense reporting folder. Including confidential Web Security incidents reports Websense Explorer configuration files. For example:

https://<target>:9443/explorer_wse/Other/1407992150/Securify_1407992150.xls
https://<target>:9443/explorer_wse/websense.ini