CVE-2012-2961
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSQL injection vulnerability in the management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceSQL injection vulnerability in the Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x management console before version 5.0.3.18 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors in the management interface.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 5.0= 5.0.1= 5.0.2= 5.0.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Symantec Web Gateway is installedCheck your system for the presence of Symantec Web Gateway by looking for the application in your installed software list, running processes, or consulting your system's software inventory.Affected if Symantec Web Gateway is present on the system
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Determine the installed versionUse the system's software management tools or the application's admin interface to retrieve the exact version number of Symantec Web Gateway.Affected if The version is 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, or 5.0.3 (any version in the 5.0.x line before 5.0.3.18)
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Check management console accessibilityVerify whether the Symantec Web Gateway management console is accessible over the network by attempting to reach it on typical ports (often 443 or 8080) or reviewing firewall and network access rules.Affected if The management console is exposed to network access (the vulnerability is exploitable remotely against the management interface)
You are affected if Symantec Web Gateway version 5.0.x is installed and its management console is network-accessible, with versions below 5.0.3.18 being vulnerable to unauthenticated SQL injection.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patch by upgrading to Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.3.18 or later; if immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to the management console to trusted IPs only.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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