CVE-2016-9097: broadcom advanced_secure_gateway
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-9097 is a high (CVSS 8.0) vulnerability in broadcom advanced_secure_gateway. EPSS estimates a 2.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 11-05-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, ProxySG 6.5 prior 6.5.10.6, ProxySG 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, and ProxySG 6.7 prior to 6.7.1.2 management consoles do not, under certain circumstances, correctly authorize administrator users. A malicious administrator with read-only access can exploit this vulnerability to access management console functionality that requires read-write access privileges.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
2.35%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
83%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.35% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Broadcom2 products
- advanced_secure_gateway6.6 | 6.6.3 | 6.6.4 | 6.6.4.3 | 6.6.5.1
- symantec_proxysg6.5 | 6.5.1 | 6.5.2 | 6.5.2.10 | 6.5.4.1 | 6.5.5.7 | 6.5.6.1 | 6.5.7.6 | 6.5.9.2 | 6.5.9.8 | 6.5.9.10 | 6.5.9.14 | 6.6 | 6.6.2 | 6.6.2.1 | 6.6.2.2 | 6.6.3 | 6.6.3.2 | 6.6.4 | 6.6.4.1 | 6.6.4.3 | 6.6.5 | 6.7 | 6.7.1.1
Symantec corporation1 product
- symantec advanced secure gateway (asg) and proxysgASG 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, ProxySG 6.5 prior to 6.5.10.6, ProxySG 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, ProxySG 6.7 prior to 6.7.1.2
2 vendors · 3 products
References
3 links- www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA146X Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory