CVE-2012-2976 - 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 shell commands via crafted input to application scripts, related to an "injection" issue.

Published: 2012-07-23

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 5.4% Low

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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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

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-2954	The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via crafted input to application scripts, related to an "injection" issue.

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 0.05354.

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/54427
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120720_00

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Symantec Web Gateway

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

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

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:50:05.369Z

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

Link: CVE-2012-2976

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-07-23T17:55:03.657

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:42:27.313

Link: CVE-2012-2976

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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