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 :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:33 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

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

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76725
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033625
    Added Reference http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150916_00
    Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-444/
  • 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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-5690 is associated with the following CWEs:

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