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CVE-2012-0297: The management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 does not properly restrict access to application scripts, which allows remote…

CriticalCVSS 10.0 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded

Noroxi assessment

Priority: This week (action score 62/100)

  • A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 72.9% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.4% of all records.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Until a fix is released, restrict access to the affected component and follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

The management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 does not properly restrict access to application scripts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by (1) injecting crafted data or (2) including crafted data.

Published
May 21, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
72.9% · 99th percentile

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62

This week

Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.

CVSS
40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
22 / 30 · 72.9%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
symantecweb gateway

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • symantec web gateway5.0
  • symantec web gateway5.0.1
  • symantec web gateway5.0.2

Same product

symantec: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2012-2953The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted…
    60This week
  • CVE-2012-0299The file-management scripts in the management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 allow remote attackers to upload arbitrary…
    59Plan
  • CVE-2012-2957The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows local users to gain privileges by modifying files, related to a…
    46Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2011-0549Jul 11, 2011 · SQL injection vulnerability in forget.php in the management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 4.5.x allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
    31Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2012-0296May 21, 2012 · Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 allow remote attackers…
    17Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2012-0298May 21, 2012 · The file-management scripts in the management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 allow remote attackers to (1) read or (2)…
    28Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×2
  • Exploit-DB entry ×4

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2012-05-28
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2012-05-26
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2012-06-27
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2012-06-12
Metasploit moduleexploit/linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_execSymantec Web Gateway 5.0.2.8 ipchange.php Command Injectionexploit2012-05-17
Metasploit moduleexploit/linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_lfiSymantec Web Gateway 5.0.2.8 relfile File Inclusion Vulnerabilityexploit2012-05-17

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-5 d
  2. Published
  3. First PoC+4 d
  4. TodayNov 13, 2026+5289 d

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
C · data can be read
Integrity
C · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
C · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
C
Integrity impact
C
Availability impact
C

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

nvd-primary

Attack context

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References

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