# CVE-2015-1487: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can write arbitrary files via crafted filenames in the management console, leading to administrator privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** 1 Aug 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hg96-wgqp-7h54

## What is CVE-2015-1487?

CVE-2015-1487 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Aug 2015. 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 Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP1 allows remote authenticated users to write to arbitrary files, and consequently obtain administrator privileges, via a crafted filename.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1487?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-1487?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1487 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-1487 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-1487 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager Authentication Bypass and Code Execution (metasploit)
- Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager - Authentication Bypass / Code Execution (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2016-3648](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3648/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-3650](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3650/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-8153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8153/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-8154](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8154/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-6555](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6555/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-1487 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-1487 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Aug 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-1487 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-2015-1487/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1487/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1487
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1487
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-1487

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