CVE-2012-0297

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 73.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-05-21 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 does not properly restrict access to application scripts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by (1) injecting crafted data or (2) including crafted data.

Affected products

Symantec Web Gateway: 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53444
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120517_00
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75731
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53444
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120517_00
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75731

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