SB2017103102 - Privilege escalation in BlueCoat ProxySG



SB2017103102 - Privilege escalation in BlueCoat ProxySG

Published: October 31, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017103102
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9097)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to access control flaw in the web interface. A remote read-only administrative attacker can gain write privileges to modify the appliance settings and policy configuration and perform arbitrary management tasks via the management console.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.