CVE-2015-5690 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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 bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by leveraging a "redirect."

Published: 2015-09-20

Score: 8.5 High

EPSS: 3.5% 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 [-]

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

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-5639	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 bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by leveraging a "redirect."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03505.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76725
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033625
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150916_00
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-444/

History

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Subscriptions

Symantec Web Gateway

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: symantec

Published: 2015-09-20T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:59:04.086Z

Reserved: 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-5690

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-09-20T20:59:05.257

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:29:36.077

Link: CVE-2015-5690

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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

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