Symantec Gateway 5.0/5.0.1/5.0.2 /spywall/ipchange.php exec access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Gateway 5.0/5.0.1/5.0.2. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is the function exec of the file /spywall/ipchange.php. Performing a manipulation with the input \x00\x0d\x0a\x26 results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2012-0297. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Symantec Gateway 5.0/5.0.1/5.0.2. This affects the function exec of the file /spywall/ipchange.php. The manipulation with the input value \x00\x0d\x0a\x26 leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 does not properly restrict access to application scripts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by (1) injecting crafted data or (2) including crafted data.

The weakness was shared 05/17/2012 by SecuriTeam with Tenable Network Security as SYM12-006 as not defined bulletin (Website) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0297 since 01/04/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:spywall/ipchange.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59208 (Symantec Web Gateway ipchange.php Shell Command Injection (SYM12-006) (intrusive check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (19406), Tenable (59208), SecurityFocus (BID 53444†), OSVDB (82023†) and Secunia (SA49216†). The entries VDB-5438, VDB-5440, VDB-5441 and VDB-5621 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 59208
Nessus Name: Symantec Web Gateway ipchange.php Shell Command Injection (SYM12-006) (intrusive check)
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OpenVAS ID: 803094
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Web Gateway Remote Shell Command Execution Vulnerability
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Saint ID: exploit_info/symantec_web_gateway_access_log_rce
Saint Name: Symantec Web Gateway access_log PHP Injection

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MetaSploit ID: symantec_web_gateway_exec.rb
MetaSploit Name: Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.2.8 ipchange.php Command Injection
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D2Sec: Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.2 RCE

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Gateway 5.0.3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYM12-006
Researcher: SecuriTeam
Organization: Tenable Network Security
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-0297 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5439
X-Force: 75731
SecurityFocus: 53444 - Symantec Web Gateway Remote Shell Command Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 49216 - Symantec Web Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 82023

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

Created: 05/25/2012 12:52
Updated: 06/18/2024 07:38
Changes: 05/25/2012 12:52 (78), 04/27/2019 09:07 (16), 03/25/2021 07:01 (2), 06/18/2024 07:38 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:264:103

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