CVE-2009-5121 describes a vulnerability in Websense Email Security 7.1 prior to Hotfix 4, allowing remote attackers to bypass sender-based blacklists. This is achieved by utilizing the 8BITMIME EHLO keyword during an SMTP session. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for partial integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:websense:websense_email_security:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.