CVE-2012-0299 EXPLOIT
10.0
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 63.7% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The file-management scripts in the management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 allow remote attackers to upload arbitrary code to a designated pathname, and possibly execute this code, via unspecified vectors.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 63.72% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-05-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| symantec | web gateway |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.2.8 - Arbitrary '.PHP' File Upload (Metasploit) | 2012-06-10 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53443
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120517_00
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75730
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53443
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20120517_00
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75730
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