CVE-2015-5692 (GCVE-0-2015-5692)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-09-20 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 06:59
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Summary
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.
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No CVSS data available.
CWE
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Date Public
2015-09-16 00:00
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