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Symantec Critical System ProtectionApplication · Broadcom

CVE-2015-8157

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2016-06-08
Fix available
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
SQL injection vulnerability in the Management Server in Symantec Embedded Security: Critical System Protection (SES:CSP) 1.0.x before 1.0 MP5, Embedded Security: Critical System Protection for Controllers and Devices (SES:CSP) 6.5.0 before MP1, Critical System Protection (SCSP) before 5.2.9 MP6, Data Center Security: Server Advanced Server (DCS:SA) 6.x before 6.5 MP1 and 6.6 before MP1, and Data Center Security: Server Advanced Server and Agents (DCS:SA) through 6.6 MP1 allows remote authenticated users 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 confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in the Management Server component of multiple Symantec security products (SES:CSP, SCSP, DCS:SA). The flaw allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors in the application's database queries, likely due to improper input sanitization in SQL query construction.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied patches: SES:CSP 1.0.x to 1.0 MP5, SES:CSP 6.5.0 to MP1, SCSP to 5.2.9 MP6, and DCS:SA 6.x/6.6 to their respective MP1 releases. As a compensating control, restrict Management Server access to minimal required personnel and enforce least-privilege database accounts.

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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
Symantec Critical System ProtectionApplication
Affected:<= 5.2.9
Symantec Data Center Security ServerApplication
Affected:= 6.5.0= 6.6.0
Symantec Data Center Security Server And AgentsApplication
Affected:<= 6.6.0
Symantec Embedded Security Critical System ProtectionOperating system
Affected:<= 1.0
Symantec Embedded Security Critical System Protection For Controllers And DevicesOperating system
Affected:<= 6.5.0

CVSS 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
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 checks

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  1. Identify Management Server component installation
    Locate the installed Symantec security product that includes the Management Server component (SES:CSP, SCSP, or DCS:SA). Check installed programs or services list for these product names.
    Affected if The Management Server component for any of the listed products is installed.
  2. Determine installed product version
    Use the product's built-in version check (typically via about dialog, command line flag like -version, or checking installed packages) to obtain the exact version number.
    Affected if Version is at or below 5.2.9 for Critical System Protection; equals 6.5.0 or 6.6.0 for Data Center Security Server; at or below 6.6.0 for DCS Server And Agents; at or below 1.0 for Embedded Security CSP; or at or below 6.5.0 for Embedded Security CSP For Controllers.
  3. Confirm Management Server remote access is enabled
    Check the Management Server configuration for remote management or web console access settings. Look for exposed network listeners that accept remote connections.
    Affected if The Management Server web console or API is accessible from network locations beyond localhost.
  4. Verify database query interface availability
    Examine whether the application's database query functionality or reporting features that execute database commands are accessible to authenticated users.
    Affected if Authenticated users can access features that construct and execute database queries through the application.
  5. Review user account privileges
    Check the accounts granted access to the Management Server interface and database interaction capabilities.
    Affected if Any user accounts with Management Server access exist (including low-privilege accounts), as the SQL injection can be exploited by any authenticated user.

If the Management Server component is installed and the version falls within the affected ranges listed, the environment is vulnerable to SQL injection via authenticated database query access.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 6.6.0
Interim mitigation

Apply vendor-supplied patches: SES:CSP 1.0.x to 1.0 MP5, SES:CSP 6.5.0 to MP1, SCSP to 5.2.9 MP6, and DCS:SA 6.x/6.6 to their respective MP1 releases. As a compensating control, restrict Management Server access to minimal required personnel and enforce least-privilege database accounts.

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