# CVE-2015-1492: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the Symantec Endpoint Protection client install package.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Aug 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wrh7-vv7r-8w3q

## What is CVE-2015-1492?

CVE-2015-1492 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Aug 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the client in Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 before 12.1-RU6-MP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in a client install package.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1492?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-1492?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1492 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-1492 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2015-1492 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-1492 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Aug 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1492 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2015-1492/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1492/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1492
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1492
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-1492

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