CVE-2020-12595 Information disclosure in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG)
A privileged web UI user can obtain the password for a remote SCP backup server, leading to unauthorized credential disclosure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-12595?
CVE-2020-12595 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG), published on 10 Dec 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An information disclosure flaw allows a malicious, authenticated, privileged web UI user to obtain a password for a remote SCP backup server that they might not otherwise be authorized to access. This affects SMG prior to 10.7.4.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12595?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Symantec Messaging Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12595?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12595 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-12595 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12595 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG)
- CVE-2014-0160 OpenSSL Information Disclosure
- CVE-2024-23614 Symantec Messaging Gateway Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2024-23615 Symantec Messaging Gateway Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2020-12594 Privilege escalation in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG)
- CVE-2021-30651 Information disclosure in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-427q-fqw6-mhwm.