CVE-2012-4347
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the management console in Symantec Messaging...
CVE-2012-4347 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Symantec Messaging Gateway, published December 5, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 58.8%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the management console in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) 9.5.x allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) logFile parameter in a logs action to brightmail/export or (2) localBackupFileSelection parameter in an APPLIANCE restoreSource action to brightmail/admin/restore/download.do.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the management console in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) 9.5.x allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) logFile parameter in a logs action to brightmail/export or (2) localBackupFileSelection parameter in an APPLIANCE restoreSource action to brightmail/admin/restore/download.do.
- Record
CVE-2012-4347- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the management console in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) 9.5.x allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) logFile parameter in a logs action to brightmail/export or (2) localBackupFileSelection parameter in an APPLIANCE restoreSource action to brightmail/admin/restore/download.do.
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CVE-2012-4347- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-4290 No score
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the management console in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) 9.5.x allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) logFile parameter in a logs action to brightmail/export or (2) localBackupFileSelection parameter in an APPLIANCE restoreSource action to brightmail/admin/restore/download.do.
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EUVD-2012-4290- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pxcw-hx23-fx3r No score
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the management console in Symantec Messaging...
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in the management console in Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) 9.5.x allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) logFile parameter in a logs action to brightmail/export or (2) localBackupFileSelection parameter in an APPLIANCE restoreSource action to brightmail/admin/restore/download.do.
- Record
GHSA-pxcw-hx23-fx3r- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Symantec Messaging Gateway 9.5.3-3 - Arbitrary File Download | 2012-12-03 |
| Metasploit | Symantec Messaging Gateway 9.5 Log File Download Vulnerability | 2012-11-30 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |