CVE-2015-5693: symantec web_gateway Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-5693 is a high (CVSS 7.9) Code Injection vulnerability in symantec web_gateway. EPSS estimates a 4.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 20-09-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 execute arbitrary commands via vectors related to "traffic capture."

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.