Description
admin_messages.php in the management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with software before 5.2.2 DB 5.0.0.1277 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a safe extension and content type, and then leveraging an improper Sudo configuration to make this a setuid-root file.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033625
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-443/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150916_00
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76726
Scores
EPSS
0.0766
EPSS Percentile
92.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (1)
symantec/web_gateway
< 5.2.2
Published
Sep 20, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026