CVE-2013-4673

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-4673
StatePUBLISHED
Assignersymantec
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-08-01 13:32:21 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe management console on the Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliance before 5.1.1 does not properly implement RADIUS authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging access to the login prompt.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.8 from [email protected]

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Web Gateway 5.0 All All All
Application Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.1 All All All
Application Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.2 All All All
Application Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.3 All All All
Application Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.3.18 All All All
Application Symantec Web Gateway All All All All
Hardware Symantec Web Gateway Appliance 8450 - All All All
Hardware Symantec Web Gateway Appliance 8490 - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Security Advisories Relating to Symantec Products - Symantec Web Gateway Security Issues - 2013-07-25T11:42:30 PDT | Symantec af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.symantec.com Vendor Advisory
Symantec Web Gateway CVE-2013-4673 Remote Command Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
osvdb.org/95702 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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