# CVE-2016-9097: Missing authorization in Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) and ProxySG

> A malicious read-only administrator can bypass authorization checks to access read-write management console functions in Symantec ProxySG.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 May 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qjw8-fqfp-g4fh

## What is CVE-2016-9097?

CVE-2016-9097 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) and ProxySG, published on 11 May 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, ProxySG 6.5 prior 6.5.10.6, ProxySG 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, and ProxySG 6.7 prior to 6.7.1.2 management consoles do not, under certain circumstances, correctly authorize administrator users. A malicious administrator with read-only access can exploit this vulnerability to access management console functionality that requires read-write access privileges.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9097?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Broadcom Advanced Secure Gateway, Broadcom Symantec Proxysg.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-9097?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-9097 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-9097 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9097 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) and ProxySG

- [CVE-2023-23952](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23952/): Command injection in Advanced Secure Gateway, Content Analysis (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-5241](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5241/): Auth bypass in Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-46825](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46825/): Other in Advance Secure Gateway and ProxySG (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-23955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23955/): Server-side request forgery in Advanced Secure Gateway, Content Analysis (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-23953](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23953/): Privilege escalation in Advanced Secure Gateway, Content Analysis (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-9097 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-9097 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) and ProxySG, published on 11 May 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9097 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) and ProxySG. 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-2016-9097/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9097/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9097
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9097
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9097

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