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CVE-2013-5014

78
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-5014 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) and Symantec Protection Center Small Business Edition. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files by submitting specially crafted XML data to the management console. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector and potential for unauthorized information disclosure. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit modules exist for Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating readily available exploitation tools, despite a lack of broader community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:12.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
67.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager /servlet/ConsoleServlet Remote Command Execution · Feb 24, 2014
ExploitDB: EDB-31917 · Feb 26, 2014
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.6757 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media 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.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

sec-consult.com / fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20140218-0_Symantec_Endpoint_Protection_Multiple_critical_vulnerabilities_wo_poc_v10.txt
exploit-db.com / exploits/31853
exploit-db.com / exploits/31917
securityfocus.com / bid/65466
symantec.com / security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp
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