# CVE-2012-4348: Code injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary code on the Symantec Endpoint Protection management console due to improper input validation in PHP scripts.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`AV:A/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Dec 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-58f6-frpv-8mvh

## What is CVE-2012-4348?

CVE-2012-4348 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, published on 18 Dec 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 11.0 before RU7-MP3 and 12.1 before RU2, and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 12.x before 12.1 RU2, does not properly validate input for PHP scripts, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4348?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Symantec Endpoint Protection.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-4348?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4348 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-4348 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4348 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Protection

- [CVE-2012-0295](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0295/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2018-5237](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5237/): Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-5836](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5836/): Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-5837](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5837/): Path traversal in Symantec Endpoint Protection (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-5820](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5820/): Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE) (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-4348 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-4348 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, published on 18 Dec 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4348 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Symantec Endpoint Protection. 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-2012-4348/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4348/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4348
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4348
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-4348

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