CVE-2012-2976

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Published Jul 23, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 5.4% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

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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n/a

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

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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.

Metrics

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.

Exploit prediction score: 5.4% (5.354% probability within 30 days)

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

Weaknesses

CWE-78

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:50 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published: Jul 23, 2012, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:50 PM
Reserved: May 30, 2012, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:42 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 23, 2012, 5:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:42 PM

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