Symantec Management Console up to 5.2.6 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Symantec Management Console up to 5.2.6. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-9096. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Management Console up to 5.2.6. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity.

The bug was discovered 03/13/2017. The weakness was shared 03/13/2017 by Sanehdeep Singh as SYM17-003 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at symantec.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-9096 since 10/28/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 5.2.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityTracker (ID 1037987†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Vendor Base Score (Symantec): 4.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Management Console 5.2.7

Timelineinfo

10/28/2016 🔍
03/13/2017 +136 days 🔍
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03/14/2017 +1 days 🔍
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08/19/2020 +1254 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYM17-003
Researcher: Sanehdeep Singh
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-9096 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9096
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97899
OSVDB: - Symantec Web Gateway management console cross-site scripting
SecurityTracker: 1037987

Entryinfo

Created: 03/14/2017 15:52
Updated: 08/19/2020 11:24
Changes: 03/14/2017 15:52 (55), 08/19/2020 11:24 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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