CVE-2009-5131
The Receive Service in Websense Email Security before 7.1 does not recognize domain extensions in...
The Receive Service in Websense Email Security before 7.1 does not recognize domain extensions in the blacklist, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and send e-mail messages via an SMTP session.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Receive Service in Websense Email Security before 7.1 does not recognize domain extensions in the blacklist, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and send e-mail messages via an SMTP session.
- Record
CVE-2009-5131- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Receive Service in Websense Email Security before 7.1 does not recognize domain extensions in the blacklist, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and send e-mail messages via an SMTP session.
- Record
CVE-2009-5131- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-5086 No score
The Receive Service in Websense Email Security before 7.1 does not recognize domain extensions in the blacklist, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and send e-mail messages via an SMTP session.
- Record
EUVD-2009-5086- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mp2h-r29x-p8v7 No score
The Receive Service in Websense Email Security before 7.1 does not recognize domain extensions in...
The Receive Service in Websense Email Security before 7.1 does not recognize domain extensions in the blacklist, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and send e-mail messages via an SMTP session.
- Record
GHSA-mp2h-r29x-p8v7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-5131 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Websense Email Security, published August 26, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.43%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.