Path Traversal in Broadcom Symantec Critical System Protection
CVE-2015-8799
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Management Server in Symantec Embedded Security: Critical System Protection (SES:CSP) 1.0.x before 1.0 MP5, Embedded Security: Critical System Protection for Controllers and Devices (SES:CSP) 6.5.0 before MP1, Critical System Protection (SCSP) before 5.2.9 MP6, Data Center Security: Server Advanced Server (DCS:SA) 6.x before 6.5 MP1 and 6.6 before MP1, and Data Center Security: Server Advanced Server and Agents (DCS:SA) through 6.6 MP1 allows remote authenticated users to write update-package data to arbitrary agent locations via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.053 (92.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.053 · newest: 0.053 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Broadcom Symantec Critical System Protection
- Broadcom Symantec Data Center Security Server — versions 6.5.0, 6.6.0
- Broadcom Symantec Data Center Security Server And Agents — versions 6.6.0
- Broadcom Symantec Embedded Security Critical System Protection
- Broadcom Symantec Embedded Security Critical System Protection For Controllers And Devices — versions 6.5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90885 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8799?
- CVE-2015-8799 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Symantec Critical System Protection, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2016-06-08.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8799?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-8799 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.