Symantec Web Gateway up to 5.0.2 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Web Gateway up to 5.0.2. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-0296. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Symantec Web Gateway up to 5.0.2 (Firewall Software). Affected by this issue is 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 05/17/2012 by Ajay Pal Singh Atwal (B00y@) as SYM12-006 as not defined knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is available at symantec.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-0296 since 01/04/2012. 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. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59209 (Symantec Web Gateway < 5.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM12-006) (version check)), 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 12555 (Symantec Web Gateway Multiple Security Vulnerability (SYM12-006)).

Upgrading to version 5.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 25628.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (75380), Tenable (59209), SecurityFocus (BID 53396†), OSVDB (82022†) and Secunia (SA49216†). See VDB-5439, VDB-5440, VDB-5441 and VDB-5621 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 59209
Nessus Name: Symantec Web Gateway < 5.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM12-006) (version check)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Gateway 5.0.3
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05/17/2012 +13 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYM12-006
Researcher: Ajay Pal Singh Atwal (B00y@)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-0296 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0296
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5438
X-Force: 75380
SecurityFocus: 53396 - Symantec Web Gateway 'l' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 49216 - Symantec Web Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 82022
Vulnerability Center: 35187 - Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability, Medium

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

Created: 05/25/2012 12:48
Updated: 03/25/2021 06:57
Changes: 05/25/2012 12:48 (77), 04/13/2017 12:40 (12), 03/25/2021 06:57 (4)
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