CVE-2017-15527
MEDIUMSymantec Management Console < ITMS 8.1 RU4 - Path Traversal
Title source: llmDescription
Prior to ITMS 8.1 RU4, the Symantec Management Console can be susceptible to a directory traversal exploit, which is a type of attack that can occur when there is insufficient security validation / sanitization of user-supplied input file names, such that characters representing "traverse to parent directory" are passed through to the file APIs.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171120_00
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101743
Scores
CVSS v3
6.8
EPSS
0.0048
EPSS Percentile
65.5%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (2)
symantec/management_console
< 8.1
Symantec Corporation/Symantec Management Console
Prior to ITMS 8.1 RU4
Published
Nov 20, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026