Arbitrary Code Execution via Improper Sudo Configuration in Symantec Web Gateway

CVE-2015-5692 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

admin_messages.php in the management console on Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliances with software before 5.2.2 DB 5.0.0.1277 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with a safe extension and content type, and then leveraging an improper Sudo configuration to make this a setuid-root file.

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