CVE-2015-5692

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CVSS v3.1

N/A

EPSS

5.12%

Published

Sep 20, 2015

Modified

May 6, 2026

Public PoC / Exploit

All weaponized →

No public PoC or exploit code indexed for this CVE.

Links to public security research (Exploit-DB, Nuclei, Trickest, GitHub) for defensive use only.

Description

admin_messages.php in 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 code by uploading a file with a safe extension and content type, and then leveraging an improper Sudo configuration to make this a setuid-root file.

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Products (1)

symantec · web_gatewayvulnerable

References (8)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76726

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033625

http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150916_00

Vendor Advisory

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-443/

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76726

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033625

http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150916_00

Vendor Advisory

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-443/

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