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CVE-2011-0549

Symantec Web Gateway forget.php SQL Injection Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

SQL injection vulnerability in forget.php in the management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 4.5.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the username parameter.

Vulnerabilidad de inyección SQL en forget.php en la administración de Symantec Web Gateway v4.5.x, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar comandos SQL de su elección a través del parámetro username.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary SQL on vulnerable installations of the Symantec Web Gateway appliance. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the username parameter of POST requests to the forget.php script. The parameter is not sanitized and a remote attacker can abuse this to inject arbitrary SQL into the underlying database.

*Credits: Anonymous
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2011-01-20 CVE Reserved
  • 2011-07-07 CVE Published
  • 2024-04-19 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Symantec
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Web Gateway
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4.5
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Affected
Symantec
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Web Gateway
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4.5.0.326
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Affected
Symantec
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Web Gateway
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4.5.1.34
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Symantec
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Web Gateway
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4.5.1.44
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Symantec
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Web Gateway
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4.5.2.37
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Affected
Symantec
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Web Gateway
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4.5.2.65
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Symantec
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Web Gateway
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4.5.2.72
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Symantec
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Web Gateway
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4.5.3.38
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Symantec
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Web Gateway
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4.5.4.9
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Affected