The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote attackers to change arbitrary passwords via crafted inpu…

published 2012-07-23 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-2955

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.8%; EPSS 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits: 2; Exploit-DB

The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote attackers to change arbitrary passwords via crafted input to an application script.

Timeline

2012-07-23 Published
2012-08-21 First public exploit (EDB-20707)

Exploit prediction

2.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-20707 Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.3.18 - Arbitrary Password Change webapps, 2012-08-21
EDB-20706 Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.3.18 - Arbitrary Password Change (Metasploit) webapps, 2012-08-21

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

symantec.com /security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=2012
kb.cert.org /vuls/id/108471
third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/54430
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2012-2977
NVD CVE-2012-2977

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Summary