CVE-2016-5312

Symantec Messaging Gateway 10.6.1 - Directory Traversal

Severity Score

6.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Directory traversal vulnerability in the charting component in Symantec Messaging Gateway before 10.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the sn parameter to brightmail/servlet/com.ve.kavachart.servlet.ChartStream.

La vulnerabilidad de desplazamiento de directorios en el componente de creación de gráficos en Symantec Messaging Gateway en versiones anteriores a 10.6.2 permite a los usuarios autenticados remotos leer archivos arbitrarios a través de .. (punto punto) en el parámetro sn a brightmail/servlet/com.ve.kavachart.servlet.ChartStream.

Symantec Messaging Gateway versions 10.6.1 and below suffer from a directory traversal vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-06-06 CVE Reserved
2016-09-28 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
2024-10-27 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93148	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036908	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40437	2024-08-06
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138891/Symantec-Messaging-Gateway-10.6.1-Directory-Traversal.html	2024-08-06
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Sep/71	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160927_00	2017-04-22

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Symantec Search vendor "Symantec"		Messaging Gateway Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Messaging Gateway"				<= 10.6.1 Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Messaging Gateway" and version " <= 10.6.1"		-		Affected