Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager up to 12.1 Management Console information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager up to 12.1 (Anti-Malware Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Management Console. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An unspecified action handler in the management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via unknown vectors.

The weakness was released 08/01/2015 with Code White (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-1488 since 02/05/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85256 (Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 11.x / 12.x < 12.1 RU6 MP1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM15-007)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123784 (Symantec Endpoint Protection Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (SYM15-007)).

Upgrading to version 12.1-RU6-MP1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (105258), Tenable (85256), SecurityFocus (BID 76077†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51692†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-76854, VDB-76855, VDB-76857 and VDB-76858.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 85256
Nessus Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 11.x / 12.x < 12.1 RU6 MP1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM15-007)
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OpenVAS ID: 800609
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities August15
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1-RU6-MP1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Code White
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1488 (🔍)
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X-Force: 105258 - Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager action handler information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 76077 - Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager CVE-2015-1488 Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033165
Vulnerability Center: 51692 - Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Remote Arbitrary File Read via the Management Console, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2015 07:23 PM
Updated: 06/07/2022 09:00 AM
Changes: 08/02/2015 07:23 PM (68), 09/08/2017 02:43 PM (8), 06/07/2022 08:59 AM (3), 06/07/2022 09:00 AM (2)
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