CSRF in Symantec Content Analysis
CVE-2016-9092
The Symantec Content Analysis (CA) 1.3, 2.x prior to 2.2.1.1, and Mail Threat Defense (MTD) 1.1 management consoles are susceptible to a cross-site request forging (CSRF) vulnerability. A remote attacker can use phishing or other social engineering techniques to access the management console with the privileges of an authenticated administrator user.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (44.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Symantec Content Analysis — versions 1.3, 2.1
- Symantec Mail Threat Defense — versions 1.1
- Symantec Corporation Content Analysis (Ca) — versions 1.3, 2.x prior to 2.2.1.1
- Symantec Corporation Mail Threat Defense (Mtd) — versions 1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104182 (vdb-entry)
- www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA149 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9092?
- CVE-2016-9092 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Content Analysis, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9092?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.