CVE-2012-0297 is a critical vulnerability affecting Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through improper access restrictions in the management GUI. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, multiple public exploits, including Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries, demonstrate its exploitability. Despite the availability of exploit code, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
[R1] Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) Multiple Vulnerabilities #1
May 17, 2012[R1] Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) Multiple Vulnerabilities #1
May 17, 2012[R1] Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) Multiple Vulnerabilities #1
May 17, 2012