Intrusion PreventionSymantec.Web.Gateway.Whitelist.Command.Execution
Description
This indicates an attack attempt to exploit a Command Injection vulnerability in Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) Management Console Interface.
The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation in the console interface. A remote attacker may be able to exploit this to add an unauthorized whitelist entry via a crafted request.
Affected Products
Symantec Web Gateway prior to 5.2.5
Impact
System compromise: Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands within the context of the root user.
Recommended Actions
Apply the latest update from the vendor.
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&
pvid=security_advisory&year=2016&suid=20161005_00
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
| Date | Version | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-10 | 14.629 | Severity:medium:high |
References
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory& pvid=security_advisory&year=2016&suid=20161005_00| ID | 43310 |
| Created | Nov 01, 2016 |
| Updated | May 02, 2022 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2016-5313 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 31.56% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Other |
| Affected App | Other |