Symantec Web Gateway Arbitrary File Download And Delete Vulnerability

BID:53442

Info

Symantec Web Gateway Arbitrary File Download And Delete Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 53442
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2012-0298
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 17 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 28 2012 12:10PM
Credit: An anonymous researcher
Vulnerable: Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.1
Symantec Web Gateway 5.0
Not Vulnerable: Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.3

Discussion

Symantec Web Gateway Arbitrary File Download And Delete Vulnerability

Symantec Web Gateway is prone to an unauthorized-access vulnerability that could allow an attacker to download or delete arbitrary files.

A successful exploit could render the system unusable.

Exploit / POC

Symantec Web Gateway Arbitrary File Download And Delete Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue using a browser.

The following example URI is available:

https://www.example.com/spywall/download_file.php?d=/tmp/addroutelog&name=addroutelog

Solution / Fix

Symantec Web Gateway Arbitrary File Download And Delete Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the reference for more details.

References

Symantec Web Gateway Arbitrary File Download And Delete Vulnerability

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