Description
The management console in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted input to application scripts.
Public exploits
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Metasploit 1 module
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Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.2.18 pbcontrol.php Command Injection
exploit/linux/http/symantec_web_gateway_pbcontrol
Exploit-DB 2
- Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.2.18 - 'pbcontrol.php' Command Injection (Metasploit) EDB-20113 · remote · Jul 27, 2012 · verified
- Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.3.18 - 'pbcontrol.php' Root Remote Code Execution EDB-20088 · remote · Jul 24, 2012 · verified
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