CVE-2016-9092

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-9092
StatePUBLISHED
Assignersymantec
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-11 14:30:16 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe Symantec Content Analysis (CA) 1.3, 2.x prior to 2.2.1.1, and Mail Threat Defense (MTD) 1.1 management consoles are susceptible to a cross-site request forging (CSRF) vulnerability. A remote attacker can use phishing or other social engineering techniques to access the management console with the privileges of an authenticated administrator user.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-352 | Cross-site request forgery

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Content Analysis 1.3 All All All
Application Symantec Content Analysis 2.1 All All All
Application Symantec Mail Threat Defense 1.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Symantec Corporation Content Analysis CA affected 1.3 Not specified
CNA Symantec Corporation Content Analysis CA affected 2.x prior to 2.2.1.1 Not specified
CNA Symantec Corporation Mail Threat Defense MTD affected 1.1 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SA149: CSRF Vulnerability in CA and MTD af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.symantec.com Vendor Advisory
Symantec Content Analysis and Mail Transfer Defense Cross Site Request Forgery Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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