Symantec Messaging Gateway Export Servlet snmpFileName Directory Traversal Information Disclosure Vulnerability

December 20th, 2017
ZDI-17-1009 ZDI-CAN-4755

CVE ID

CVE-2017-15532

CVSS Score

4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected Vendors

Symantec

Affected Products

Messaging Gateway

Vulnerability Details


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Symantec Messaging Gateway. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the export servlet. When parsing the snmpFileName parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information under the context of the web service.

Additional Details

Symantec has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171220_00

Disclosure Timeline

  • 2017-10-23 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2017-12-20 - Coordinated public release of advisory

Credit

rgod

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