VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-0299

The file-management scripts in the management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 allow remote attackers to upload arbitrary code to a designated pathname, and possibly execute this code, via unspecified vectors.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 10.0EPSS 63.7%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 63.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 63.72% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 10 June 2012
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-264
Affected: symantec/web gateway
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 63.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-19038 source ↗	Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.2.8 - Arbitrary '.PHP' File Upload (Metasploit)php · Metasploit	webapps	10 June 2012	yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.