The Filtering Service in Websense Enterprise 5.2 through 6.3 does not consider the IP address during URL categorization, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass filtering via an HTTP request, as demonstrated by a request to a compromised server associated with a specific IP address.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-7312 is rated Moderate Risk (43.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.19%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.03% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.16% | 1.19% | +1.03% |
| 2 | 2025-08-09 | 0.40% | 0.16% | -0.24% |
| 3 | 2025-03-30 | — | 0.40% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| websense | enterprise | 5.2 | cpe:2.3:a:websense:enterprise:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| websense | enterprise | 5.5 | cpe:2.3:a:websense:enterprise:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| websense | enterprise | 6.1 | cpe:2.3:a:websense:enterprise:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| websense | enterprise | 6.2 | cpe:2.3:a:websense:enterprise:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| websense | enterprise | 6.3 | cpe:2.3:a:websense:enterprise:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |