CVE-2018-12242

The Symantec Messaging Gateway product prior to 10.6.6 may be susceptible to an authentication bypass exploit, which is a type of issue that can allow attackers to potentially circumvent security mechanisms currently in place and gain access to the system or network.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105329	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1461.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-09-19 15:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:44

NVD link : CVE-2018-12242

Mitre link : CVE-2018-12242

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-12242

JSON object : View

Products Affected

symantec

messaging_gateway

CWE

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

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