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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.4023.4080 - Multiple Vulnerabilities EDB-35181 · webapps · Nov 6, 2014
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20141106 SEC Consult SA-20141106-0 :: XXE & XSS & Arbitrary File Write vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Protection mailing-list
- symantec-endpoint-cve20143437-info-disc(98525) vdb-entry
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20141105_00
- 70843 vdb-entry
- 20141106 SEC Consult SA-20141106-0 :: XXE & XSS & Arbitrary File Write vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Protection mailing-list
- 1031176 vdb-entry