CVE-2014-7285 Command injection in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary OS commands on Symantec Web Gateway appliances via command injection in management console scripts.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2014-7285?

CVE-2014-7285 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Dec 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The management console on the Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliance before 5.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting command strings into unspecified PHP scripts.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-7285?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Symantec Web Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2014-7285?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-7285 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2014-7285 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-7285 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jrrc-8w3m-x99x.

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