Vulnerabilities > CVE-2002-0706 - Remote Security vulnerability in Surfcontrol Superscout web Filter and web Filter

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
surfcontrol

Summary

UserManager.js in the Web Reports Server for SurfControl SuperScout WebFilter uses weak encryption for administrator functions, which allows remote attackers to decrypt the administrative password using a hard-coded key in a Javascript function.