Vulnerability in Broadcom Advanced Secure Gateway
CVE-2016-9097
The Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, ProxySG 6.5 prior 6.5.10.6, ProxySG 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, and ProxySG 6.7 prior to 6.7.1.2 management consoles do not, under certain circumstances, correctly authorize administrator users. A malicious administrator with read-only access can exploit this vulnerability to access management console functionality that requires read-write access privileges.
EPSS: 0.024 (82.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Broadcom Advanced_secure_gateway — versions 6.6, 6.6.3, 6.6.4
- Broadcom Symantec_proxysg — versions 6.5, 6.5.1, 6.5.2
- Symantec Corporation Advanced Secure Gateway (Asg) And Proxysg — versions ASG 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, ProxySG 6.5 prior to 6.5.10.6, ProxySG 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, ProxySG 6.7 prior to 6.7.1.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@symantec.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@symantec.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9097?
- CVE-2016-9097 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Advanced Secure Gateway, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2017-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9097?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.