CVE-2016-9097

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-9097
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 Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, ProxySG 6.5 prior 6.5.10.6, ProxySG 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, and ProxySG 6.7 prior to 6.7.1.2 management consoles do not, under certain circumstances, correctly authorize administrator users. A malicious administrator with read-only access can exploit this vulnerability to access management console functionality that requires read-write access privileges.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.2 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | Improper user authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.2HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary8AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Broadcom Advanced Secure Gateway 6.6 All All All
Application Broadcom Advanced Secure Gateway 6.6.3 All All All
Application Broadcom Advanced Secure Gateway 6.6.4 All All All
Application Broadcom Advanced Secure Gateway 6.6.4.3 All All All
Application Broadcom Advanced Secure Gateway 6.6.5.1 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.5 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.5.1 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.5.2 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.5.2.10 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.5.4.1 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.5.5.7 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.5.6.1 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.5.7.6 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.5.9.10 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.5.9.14 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.5.9.2 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.5.9.8 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.6 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.6.2 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.6.2.1 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.6.2.2 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.6.3 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.6.3.2 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.6.4 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.6.4.1 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.6.4.3 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.6.5 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.7 All All All
Application Broadcom Symantec Proxysg 6.7.1.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Symantec Corporation Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway ASG And ProxySG affected ASG 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, ProxySG 6.5 prior to 6.5.10.6, ProxySG 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, ProxySG 6.7 prior to 6.7.1.2 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
ProxySG and ASG CVE-2016-9097 Remote Authorization Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
SA146: Improper User Authorization in ProxySG and ASG af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.symantec.com Vendor Advisory
Blue Coat ProxySG Lets Remote Authenticated Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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