Path Traversal in Symantec Management Console
CVE-2017-15527
Prior to ITMS 8.1 RU4, the Symantec Management Console can be susceptible to a directory traversal exploit, which is a type of attack that can occur when there is insufficient security validation / sanitization of user-supplied input file names, such that characters representing "traverse to parent directory" are passed through to the file APIs.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.011 (62.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Symantec Management_console
- Symantec Corporation Management Console — versions Prior to ITMS 8.1 RU4
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mitigation, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@symantec.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15527?
- CVE-2017-15527 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Management Console, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2017-11-20.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15527?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.