Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the management console in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) 9.5.x allow remote authenticated…

published 2012-12-05 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-4290

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 58.8%; EPSS 58.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.1%
public exploits: 2; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the management console in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) 9.5.x allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) logFile parameter in a logs action to brightmail/export or (2) localBackupFileSelection parameter in an APPLIANCE restoreSource action to brightmail/admin/restore/download.do.

Timeline

2012-11-30 First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/http/symantec_brightmail_logfile)
2012-12-05 Published

Exploit prediction

58.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/http/symantec_brightmail_logfile Symantec Messaging Gateway 9.5 Log File Download Vulnerability metasploit auxiliary, normal rank, 2012-11-30
EDB-23110 Symantec Messaging Gateway 9.5.3-3 - Arbitrary File Download webapps, 2012-12-03
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56789 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

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

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

CVE List CVE-2012-4347
NVD CVE-2012-4347

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Summary