THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2015-5693
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2015-5693

Web Gateway vulnerability

CVSS
7.9
EPSS
4.0%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
The management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with software before 5.2.2 DB 5.0.0.1277 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via vectors related to "traffic capture."
Affected vendor
Symantec
Affected product
Web Gateway
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2015-09-20

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring multiple authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-5693

  • Confirm whether Symantec Web Gateway is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-5693.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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