CVE-2019-18375 Auth bypass in Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) and ProxySG

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers with management interface access can hijack user sessions to gain unauthorized control of the management console.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-18375?

CVE-2019-18375 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) and ProxySG, published on 9 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The ASG and ProxySG management consoles are susceptible to a session hijacking vulnerability. A remote attacker, with access to the appliance management interface, can hijack the session of a currently logged-in user and access the management console.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18375?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Broadcom Advanced Secure Gateway, Broadcom Symantec Proxysg.

How do I fix CVE-2019-18375?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18375 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2019-18375 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18375 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-56qq-4q2h-c244.

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