CVE-2017-15527

Prior to ITMS 8.1 RU4, the Symantec Management Console can be susceptible to a directory traversal exploit, which is a type of attack that can occur when there is insufficient security validation / sanitization of user-supplied input file names, such that characters representing "traverse to parent directory" are passed through to the file APIs.

CVSS v3 6.8 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 5.2 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 5.1 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101743	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171120_00	Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101743	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171120_00	Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:management_console:*:ru4:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-11-20 19:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-15527

Mitre link : CVE-2017-15527

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-15527

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Products Affected

symantec

management_console

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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