CVE-2011-1524 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.2% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the management login GUI page in Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator (LUA) before 2.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username field, as demonstrated by injecting an IFRAME element into the event log, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0545.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.21% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-03-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| symantec | liveupdate administrator |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Symantec LiveUpdate Administrator Management GUI - HTML Injection | 2011-03-23 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8166
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025242
- http://sotiriu.de/adv/NSOADV-2011-001.txt
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17026
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517109/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46856
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2011&suid=20110321_00
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0727
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66213
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8166
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025242
- http://sotiriu.de/adv/NSOADV-2011-001.txt
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17026
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517109/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46856
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2011&suid=20110321_00
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0727
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66213
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