CVE-2015-8597

Published: Jan 8, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

7.4HIGH

NVD MITRE

Description

Open redirect vulnerability in Blue Coat ProxySG 6.5 before 6.5.8.8 and 6.6 and Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) 6.6 might allow remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary web sites and conduct phishing attacks via a base64-encoded URL in conjunction with a "clear text" one in a coaching page, as demonstrated by "http://www.%humbug-URL%.local/bluecoat-splash-API?%BASE64-URL%."

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:CScope

Changed

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:HIntegrity

High

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

bluecoat

commercial·USaka proxysg, sgos, proxysg sg210-10

proxysgNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure / load-balancer-proxy

advanced secure gatewayOn-premNetwork Device

Networking Infrastructure

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa107

bto.bluecoat.com

http://knowitsecure.se/2015/12/18/knowit-secure-sakrar-bluecoat/

knowitsecure.se

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034506

securitytracker.com

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