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CVE-2012-0297· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

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

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.

CriticalCVSS 10.0 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
May 21, 2012
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
73.0% · 99th percentile
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CVSS
40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
22 / 30 · 73.0%

Affected systems

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

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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 input
    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 code
    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
  • CVE-2012-2976The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands via crafted
    42Plan
  • CVE-2014-7285The management console on the Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliance before 5.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS co
    41Plan
  • CVE-2013-5017SNMPConfig.php in the management console in Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) before 5.2.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands vi
    41Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

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

Exploit status

Weaponized

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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

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

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. TodaySep 29, 2026+5244 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

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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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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