CVE-2012-2961 describes a SQL injection vulnerability in the management console of Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before version 5.0.3.18, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and not on the CISA KEV catalog, an exploit for a blind SQL injection backdoor via MySQL triggers is available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_gateway:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 #2
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Jul 20, 2012[R1] Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) Multiple Vulnerabilities #2
Jul 20, 2012