CVE-2012-2953 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted input to application scripts.

Published: 2012-07-23

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 83.4% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.83407.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/108471
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54426
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120720_00

History

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Subscriptions

Symantec Web Gateway

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2012-07-23T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:50:05.235Z

Reserved: 2012-05-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-2953

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-07-23T17:55:03.497

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-2953

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-78

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