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Symantec Web Gateway Multiple Script Shell Command Execution (SYM12-011)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 61435

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Synopsis

The remote host is affected by a shell command execution vulnerability.

Description

The Symantec Web Gateway install on the remote host is affected by a remote shell command execution vulnerability due to its failure to sanitize input to the 'ip' parameter of the 'fromha.php' script.

An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to save a random PHP script on the affected host and then execute that as a privileged user.

Note that this install is likely affected by several other issues, although this plugin has not checked for them.

Solution

Upgrade to Symantec Web Gateway version 5.0.3.18 and apply database upgrade 5.0.0.438.

See Also

https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2012-16

http://www.nessus.org/u?dc337806

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 61435

File Name: symantec_web_gateway_rce.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 8/6/2012

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:symantec:web_gateway

Required KB Items: www/symantec_web_gateway

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Exploited by Nessus: true

Patch Publication Date: 7/20/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/20/2012

Exploitable With

Elliot (Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.3 RCE)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2957, CVE-2012-2976

BID: 54427, 54429