VDB-146999 · CVE-2019-18378 · GCVE-0-2019-18378

Symantec Messaging Gateway up to 10.7.2 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Symantec Messaging Gateway up to 10.7.2. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-18378. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Symantec Messaging Gateway up to 10.7.2. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Symantec Messaging Gateway, prior to 10.7.3, may be susceptible to a cross-site scripting (XSS) exploit, which is a type of issue that can enable attackers to inject client-side scripts into web pages viewed by other users. A cross-site scripting vulnerability may be used by attackers to potentially bypass access controls such as the same-origin policy.

The weakness was shared 12/11/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-18378 since 10/23/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 10.7.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-147000 and VDB-146998 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Symantec

Name

Messaging Gateway

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.symantec.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.3
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NVD Base Score: 4.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Messaging Gateway 10.7.3

Timelineinfo

10/23/2019 🔍
12/11/2019 +49 days 🔍
12/12/2019 +1 days 🔍
03/10/2024 +1550 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: support.symantec.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-18378 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-18378
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-146999
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2019 08:55
Updated: 03/10/2024 12:56
Changes: 12/12/2019 08:55 (37), 12/12/2019 09:00 (17), 03/10/2024 12:56 (4)
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