8.5
HIGH
CVE-2015-5690
Symantec Web Gateway Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
Description

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 bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary commands by leveraging a "redirect."

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 20, 2015, 8:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 22, 2016, 3 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

6.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-5690 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Symantec web_gateway
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-5690 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033625 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 21, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150916_00 No Types Assigned http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150916_00 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-78
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 21, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.51 }} -0.32%

score

0.76844

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability