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CVE-2016-53121 exploit

Directory traversal vulnerability in the charting component in Symantec Messaging Gateway before 10.6.2 allows remote authenticated users t…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
54.0%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Directory traversal vulnerability in the charting component in Symantec Messaging Gateway before 10.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the sn parameter to brightmail/servlet/com.ve.kavachart.servlet.ChartStream.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

53.98% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-40437 Symantec Messaging Gateway 10.6.1 - Directory Traversal · webapps · 2016-09-28

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.04.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

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

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/93148 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • symantec.com /security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/138891/Symantec-Messaging-Gateway-10.6.1-Directory-Traversal.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036908 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/40437/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2016/Sep/71 · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred

Sources

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