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CVE-2016-9097

Published: May 11, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.4%
Top 17.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

The Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, ProxySG 6.5 prior 6.5.10.6, ProxySG 6.6 prior to 6.6.5.8, and ProxySG 6.7 prior to 6.7.1.2 management consoles do not, under certain circumstances, correctly authorize administrator users. A malicious administrator with read-only access can exploit this vulnerability to access management console functionality that requires read-write access privileges.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

broadcom
commercial·USaka broadcom inc
advanced secure gatewayOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / secure-gateway-vpn
symantec proxysgOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
Symantec Corporation
commercial·USaka symantec
Symantec Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) and ProxySG
Security Products

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101530
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039701
securitytracker.com
https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protection-security-advisories/SA146
symantec.com

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