Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Java Object Deserialization RCE (SYM15-011)

high Nessus Plugin ID 87505

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Synopsis

An application running on the remote host is affected by an arbitrary command execution vulnerability.

Description

The remote Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager server is affected by a remote command execution vulnerability due to unsafe deserialize calls of unauthenticated Java objects to the Apache Commons Collections (ACC) library. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by sending a crafted multipart HTTP POST request, to execute arbitrary commands on the target host.

Solution

Upgrade to Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1 RU6 MP3 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 87505

File Name: symantec_endpoint_prot_mgr_2015_6554.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: remote

Family: Web Servers

Published: 12/18/2015

Updated: 6/5/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-6554

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager

Required KB Items: installed_sw/sep_mgr

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Exploited by Nessus: true

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/28/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-6554

BID: 77494

CERT: 576313

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