CVE-2016-5313 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) before 5.2.5 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands.

Published: 2017-04-12

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 25.8% Moderate

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.25812.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/139006/Symantec-Web-Gateway-5.2.2-OS-Command-Injection.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Oct/24
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93284
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036973
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20161005_00

History

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Subscriptions

Symantec Web Gateway

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: symantec

Published: 2017-04-12T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:01:00.108Z

Reserved: 2016-06-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5313

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-12T22:59:00.630

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-5313

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-78

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