CVE-2014-3437
The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before RU5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers via XML data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before RU5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers 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
- 8.54% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- symantec/endpoint protection manager
- Source
- secure@symantec.com
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/7Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533918/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70843
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031176
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20141105_00Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98525
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Nov/7Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533918/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70843
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031176
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20141105_00Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98525
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.