# CVE-2012-2977: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can change arbitrary passwords in the Symantec Web Gateway management console via crafted input, leading to unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jul 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g79j-5p9g-cvwr

## What is CVE-2012-2977?

CVE-2012-2977 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jul 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote attackers to change arbitrary passwords via crafted input to an application script.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2977?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Symantec Web Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-2977?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2977 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-2977 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-2977 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.3.18 - Arbitrary Password Change (Metasploit) (exploitdb)
- Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.3.18 - Arbitrary Password Change (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-2012-2977 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-2977 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jul 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-2977 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-2012-2977/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2977/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2977
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2977
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-2977

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