RCE in Symantec Web Gateway
CVE-2014-7285
The management console on the Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliance before 5.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting command strings into unspecified PHP scripts.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.503 (98.9th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 98.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.503 · newest: 0.503 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36263 (exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/71620 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1031386 (vdb-entry)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/130612/Symantec-Web-Gateway-5-restore.php-Command…
- www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp (Vendor Advisory)
- osvdb.org/show/osvdb/116009 (vdb-entry)
- karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2014-19
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-7285?
- CVE-2014-7285 is a vulnerability in Symantec Web Gateway, classified under Command Injection. Published 2014-12-17.
- Is CVE-2014-7285 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.