CVE-2013-5014

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 67.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-02-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 11.0 before 11.0.7405.1424 and 12.1 before 12.1.4023.4080, and Symantec Protection Center Small Business Edition 12.x before 12.1.4023.4080, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Affected products

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM): 11.0, 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3
Symantec Protection Center: 12.0

References

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31853
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31917
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65466
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20140213_00
https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20140218-0_Symantec_Endpoint_Protection_Multiple_critical_vulnerabilities_wo_poc_v10.txt
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31853
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31917
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65466
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20140213_00
https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20140218-0_Symantec_Endpoint_Protection_Multiple_critical_vulnerabilities_wo_poc_v10.txt

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