J-Security Center

Title: SurfControl SuperScout Content Filtering Bypass Vulnerability

Severity: LOW

Description:

SurfControl SuperScout is an internet access control application which filters out websites based upon categorization such as Adult and Gambling. A user may bypass this mechanism simply by appending a "." to the end of the URL, thus allowing the user to view websites which may contain inappropriate material according to the policies set out by an administrator.

Affected Products:

  • SurfControl SuperScout 2.6.1 .6

References:

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