Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager up to 12.1.6 MP4 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager up to 12.1.6 MP4. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-3653. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager up to 12.1.6 MP4 (Anti-Malware Software). This issue affects some unknown functionality. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in management scripts in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before RU6 MP5 allow remote authenticated users to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users.

The bug was discovered 06/28/2016. The weakness was released 06/28/2016 by John Page (hyp3rlinx) as SYM16-011 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at symantec.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-3653 since 03/23/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91894 (Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1.x < 12.1 RU6 MP5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM16-011)), 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 370076 (Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager and Client Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (SYM16-011)).

Applying the patch 12.1 RU6 MP5 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 Exploit-DB (40041), Tenable (91894), SecurityFocus (BID 91442†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036196†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-88385, VDB-88386, VDB-88387 and VDB-88388. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Nessus ID: 91894
Nessus Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1.x < 12.1 RU6 MP5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM16-011)
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OpenVAS ID: 801798
OpenVAS Name: Symantec Endpoint Protection Multiple Vulnerabilities- July16
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Patch: 12.1 RU6 MP5

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYM16-011
Researcher: John Page (hyp3rlinx)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-3653 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3653
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88391
SecurityFocus: 91442 - Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager and Client Multiple Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036196

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 06/30/2016 11:39
Updated: 02/02/2025 08:10
Changes: 06/30/2016 11:39 (83), 07/07/2019 12:38 (9), 02/02/2025 08:10 (16)
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