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Vulnerability · CVE-2012-0297

Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 management GUI Remote Code Execution

Published Dec 6, 2023 · catalog updated Dec 6, 2023 · Symantec

Patch now

CVE-2012-0297 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Symantec against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
72.95%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor Symantec web_gateway

The management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 does not properly restrict access to application scripts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by (1) injecting crafted data or (2) including crafted data.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Symantec web_gatewayversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2012-0297

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2012-0297 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Symantec against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 72.95%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 6, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 does not properly restrict access to application scripts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by (1) injecting crafted data or (2) including crafted data.

  2. Dec 6, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2012-0297

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2012-0297

    30-day exploitation probability 73.0%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2012-0297

    The management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 does not properly restrict access to application scripts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by (1) injecting crafted data or (2) including crafted data.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.