CVE-2013-5014

Summary

CVECVE-2013-5014
StatePUBLISHED
Assignersymantec
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-02-14 13:10:27 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 11.0 before 11.0.7405.1424 and 12.1 before 12.1.4023.4080, and Symantec Protection Center Small Business Edition 12.x before 12.1.4023.4080, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.861960000 probability, percentile 0.994040000 (date 2026-05-05)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 11.0 All All All
Application Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1.0 All All All
Application Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1.1 All All All
Application Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1.2 All All All
Application Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 12.1.3 All All All
Application Symantec Protection Center 12.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisories Relating to Symantec Products - Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Vulnerabilities - 2014-02-13T10:32:38 PST | Symantec af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.symantec.com Vendor Advisory
Vulnerability Lab - SEC Consult af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.sec-consult.com
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager - Remote Command Execution Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager CVE-2013-5014 XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager - Remote Command Execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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