Check Point Advisories

Symantec Web Gateway Management Console Remote Shell Command Execution (CVE-2012-0297)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2012-311
Date Published: 23 Jul 2012
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Thursday 18 April, 2024
Source: CVE-2012-0297
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R75
Who is Vulnerable? Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x prior to 5.0.3
Vulnerability Description A remote command execution vulnerability has been reported in Symantec Web Gateway.
Vulnerability DetailsThe vulnerability is due to improper input validation by the web server. A remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to the affected server. Successful exploitation could result in attacker-controlled PHP script or shell command execution in the context of the target server.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest update. For information on how to update , go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R75 / R71 / R70

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Symantec Web Gateway Management Console Remote Shell Command Execution protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:
Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation
Attack Information: Symantec Web Gateway Management Console Remote Shell Command Execution

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