Path Traversal in Symantec Messaging Gateway
CVE-2016-5312
Directory traversal vulnerability in the charting component in Symantec Messaging Gateway before 10.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the sn parameter to brightmail/servlet/com.ve.kavachart.servlet.ChartStream.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.540 (99.0th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.537 · newest: 0.540 · change: +0.003
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93148 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp (Vendor Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/138891/Symantec-Messaging-Gateway-10.6.1-Director… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1036908 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40437/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Sep/71 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5312?
- CVE-2016-5312 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Messaging Gateway, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-04-14.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5312?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.