# CVE-2012-0298: Path traversal in n/a

> Remote attackers with management access can read or delete arbitrary files via file-management scripts in Symantec Web Gateway.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 May 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j72c-xffj-qrgx

## What is CVE-2012-0298?

CVE-2012-0298 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 May 2012. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The file-management scripts in the management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 allow remote attackers to (1) read or (2) delete arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0298?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Symantec Web Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-0298?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-0298 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-0298 exists.

Public exploit code:

- symantec Web gateway 5.0.2.8 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2012-2953](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2953/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-2976](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2976/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-0297](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0297/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-0299](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0299/): File upload in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-5017](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5017/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-0298 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-0298 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 May 2012. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-0298 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0298/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0298/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0298
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0298
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-0298

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