APP: Symantec Messaging Gateway Save.do Cross Site Request Forgery

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability against Symantec messaging gateway. It is due to input validation errors when accepting user input. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by enticing a target user to view crafted web content. A successful attack may result in adding an administrator user to the system.

Extended Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) before 10.0 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators.

Affected Products

Symantec messaging_gateway

References

BugTraq: 55137

CVE: CVE-2012-0308

Short Name
APP:SYMC:MESSAGING-SAVE.DO-CSRF
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
APP
Keywords
CVE-2012-0308 Cross Forgery Gateway Messaging Request Save.do Site Symantec bid:55137
Release Date
01/08/2013
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3336
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Symantec

CVSS Score

6.8

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