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CVE-2015-5692

admin_messages.php in the management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with software before 5.2.2 DB 5.0.

admin_messages.php in the management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with software before 5.2.2 DB 5.0.0.1277 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a safe extension and content type, and then leveraging an improper Sudo configuration to make this a setuid-root file.

HIGH · CVSS 7.9 EPSS 0.07658
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  • EPSS percentile: top 8% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

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symantec web gateway<= 5.2.2
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Scoring & Timeline

7.9
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secure@symantec.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD20 Sep 2015 · 08:59 PM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76726
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033625
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150916_00Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-443/
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