CVE-2017-13678 Cross-site scripting in Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG)
A malicious administrator can inject arbitrary JavaScript into the Symantec ASG and ProxySG management consoles, potentially compromising the web interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-13678?
CVE-2017-13678 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Symantec Corporation Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG), published on 11 Apr 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Stored XSS vulnerability in the Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) and ProxySG management consoles. A malicious appliance administrator can inject arbitrary JavaScript code in the management console web client application.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13678?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Broadcom Advanced Secure Gateway, Broadcom Symantec Proxysg.
How do I fix CVE-2017-13678?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13678 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2017-13678 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13678 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Corporation Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG)
- CVE-2023-23952 Command injection in Advanced Secure Gateway, Content Analysis
- CVE-2018-5241 Auth bypass in Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG)
- CVE-2021-46825 Other in Advance Secure Gateway and ProxySG
- CVE-2023-23955 Server-side request forgery in Advanced Secure Gateway, Content Analysis
- CVE-2023-23953 Privilege escalation in Advanced Secure Gateway, Content Analysis
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ph7c-5vcg-x887.