# CVE-2015-5692: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Authenticated users can execute arbitrary code with root privileges on Symantec Web Gateway appliances via improper Sudo configuration and file upload.

- **Severity:** High 7.9 (`AV:N/AC:M/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:** 20 Sep 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vj6m-2wv6-8fgp

## What is CVE-2015-5692?

CVE-2015-5692 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Sep 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

admin_messages.php in the management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with software before 5.2.2 DB 5.0.0.1277 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a safe extension and content type, and then leveraging an improper Sudo configuration to make this a setuid-root file.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5692?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Symantec Web Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-5692?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5692 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-5692 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5692 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2015-5692 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-5692 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Sep 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5692 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-2015-5692/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5692/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5692
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5692
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-5692

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