CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-8597

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An open redirect vulnerability exists in Blue Coat ProxySG versions 6.5 before 6.5.8.8 and 6.6, as well as in Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) 6.6, which may allow remote attackers to redirect users to arbitrary websites.

Risk Assessment

Attackers could exploit this vulnerability to conduct phishing attacks, potentially leading to user data theft and security breaches within the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest software version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor network traffic for potential exploitation attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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%."

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS