CVE-2011-1524

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the management login GUI page in Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator (LUA) before 2.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username field, as demonstrated by injecting an IFRAME element into the event log, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0545.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 15.07% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66213 vdb entry
http://sotiriu.de/adv/NSOADV-2011-001.txt exploit
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2011&suid=20110321_00
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46856 vdb entry exploit
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8166 third party advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17026 exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0727 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025242 vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517109/100/0/threaded mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1524?
CVE-2011-1524 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1524?
To fix CVE-2011-1524, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1524 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-1524 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~15% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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