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MIMEsweeper for Web ActiveX Filtering Bypass Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA16048
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Release Date:
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2005-07-13
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | MIMEsweeper for Web 5.x
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in MIMEsweeper for Web, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to the Portable Code Manager failing to remove any ActiveX code that is present in XML encapsulated HTML files. This can potentially be exploited to allow malicious ActiveX code to bypass the filter.
The vulnerability has been reported in versions prior to 5.1.
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Solution:
Update to version 5.1.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.
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1. MIMEsweeper for Web Cross-Site Scripting and Denial of Service
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2. MIMEsweeper for Web Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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