CVE-2012-4347

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 58.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-12-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the management console in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) 9.5.x allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) logFile parameter in a logs action to brightmail/export or (2) localBackupFileSelection parameter in an APPLIANCE restoreSource action to brightmail/admin/restore/download.do.

Affected products

Symantec Messaging Gateway: 9.5, 9.5.1, 9.5.2, 9.5.3, 9.5.4

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56789
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120827_00
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56789
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120827_00

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