CVE-2012-2953 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting the management console of Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before version 5.0.3.18. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the appliance with root privileges by submitting crafted input to application scripts, specifically pbcontrol.php. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code, including Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries, is readily available, indicating a high potential for exploitation. Despite its severity and exploit availability, there is no significant 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: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.
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Jul 20, 2012[R1] Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) Multiple Vulnerabilities #2
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