Symantec Web Gateway up to 5.2.1 command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Web Gateway up to 5.2.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to command injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-7285. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Web Gateway up to 5.2.1 (Firewall Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The management console on the Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliance before 5.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting command strings into unspecified PHP scripts.

The weakness was disclosed 12/16/2014 by Egidio Romano with Secunia as SYM14-016 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at symantec.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-7285 since 10/02/2014. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The attack needs to be done within the local network. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by Metasploit and been published 3 months after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 80118 (Symantec Web Gateway < 5.2.2 Authenticated OS Command Injection (SYM14-016)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13082 (Symantec Web Gateway OS Authenticated Command Injection Vulnerabilities (SYM14-016)).

Upgrading to version 5.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 19666.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (36263), Tenable (80118), SecurityFocus (BID 71620†), OSVDB (116009†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031386†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Metasploit
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Nessus ID: 80118
Nessus Name: Symantec Web Gateway < 5.2.2 Authenticated OS Command Injection (SYM14-016)
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OpenVAS ID: 803094
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Web Gateway Unspecified Remote Command Execution Vulnerability - Dec14
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MetaSploit ID: symantec_web_gateway_restore.rb
MetaSploit Name: Symantec Web Gateway 5 restore.php Post Authentication Command Injection
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Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: Web Gateway 5.2.2
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYM14-016
Researcher: Egidio Romano
Organization: Secunia
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-7285 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-7285
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68442
SecurityFocus: 71620 - Symantec Web Gateway CVE-2014-7285 Command Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: 116009
SecurityTracker: 1031386 - Symantec Web Gateway Lets Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Commands
Vulnerability Center: 47833 - Symantec Web Gateway Appliance <5.2.2 Remote OS Commands Execution, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 12/18/2014 09:46
Updated: 12/12/2024 17:55
Changes: 12/18/2014 09:46 (78), 06/17/2017 07:17 (16), 03/01/2022 12:50 (3), 06/13/2024 00:27 (15), 12/12/2024 17:55 (2)
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