CVE-2013-5014
The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 11.0 before 11.0.7405.1424 and 12.1 before 12.1.4023.4080, and Symantec Protection Center Small Business Edition 12.x before 12.1.4023.4080, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 67.6%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 11.0 before 11.0.7405.1424 and 12.1 before 12.1.4023.4080, and Symantec Protection Center Small Business Edition 12.x before 12.1.4023.4080, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 67.57% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 23 February 2014
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- symantec/endpoint protection manager · symantec/protection center
- Source
- secure@symantec.com
EPSS 67.6% since 4 November 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 (2)
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-31917source ↗ | Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager - Remote Command Execution (Metasploit)windows · Metasploit | remote | 26 February 2014 | yes |
| EDB-31853source ↗ | Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager 11.0/12.0/12.1 - Remote Command Executionwindows · Chris Graham | remote | 23 February 2014 | yes |
References
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31853
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31917
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65466
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20140213_00Vendor Advisory
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20140218-0_Symantec_Endpoint_Protection_Multiple_critical_vulnerabilities_wo_poc_v10.txt
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31853
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31917
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65466
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20140213_00Vendor Advisory
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20140218-0_Symantec_Endpoint_Protection_Multiple_critical_vulnerabilities_wo_poc_v10.txt
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.