Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the charting component in Symantec Messaging Gateway before 10.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the sn parameter to brightmail/servlet/com.ve.kavachart.servlet.ChartStream.
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 Messaging Gateway 10.6.1 - Directory Traversal EDB-40437 · webapps · Sep 28, 2016
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 93148 vdb-entry
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160927_00
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138891/Symantec-Messaging-Gateway-10.6.1-Directory-Traversal.html
- 1036908 vdb-entry
- 40437 exploit
- 20160928 Symantec Messaging Gateway <= 10.6.1 Directory Traversal mailing-list