Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager up to 12.1 RU6-MP3 Logging Script cross-site request forgery

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A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager up to 12.1 RU6-MP3 (Anti-Malware Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Logging Script Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before RU6-MP4 allows remote authenticated users to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that execute arbitrary code by adding lines to a logging script.

The weakness was disclosed 03/17/2016 with Kaspersky Labs (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-8152 since 11/13/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90200 (Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager < 12.1 RU6 MP4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM16-003)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124835 (Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager and Client Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (SYM16-003)).

Applying the patch 12.1 RU6-MP4 is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (111563), Tenable (90200), SecurityFocus (BID 84343†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57394†). The entries VDB-81393 and VDB-81394 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 90200
Nessus Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager < 12.1 RU6 MP4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM16-003)
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OpenVAS ID: 800609
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Multiple Vulnerabilities - Mar16
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Patch: 12.1 RU6-MP4

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Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Organization: Kaspersky Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-8152 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8152
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81392

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X-Force: 111563 - Symantec Endpoint Protection management console cross-site request forgery
SecurityFocus: 84343 - Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager CVE-2015-8152 Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035329
Vulnerability Center: 57394 - Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager <12.1 RU6 MP4 Remote Code Execution via CSRF Vulnerability, High

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Created: 03/20/2016 05:29 PM
Updated: 07/10/2022 02:48 PM
Changes: 03/20/2016 05:29 PM (77), 02/01/2019 02:43 PM (12), 07/10/2022 02:48 PM (3)
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