CVE-2014-7285
The management console on the Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliance before 5.2.2 allows remote...
CVE-2014-7285 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Symantec Web Gateway, published December 17, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 50.3%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.5 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 50.3%EPSS, 98th percentile
- Exploitation
- None known2 public exploits
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The management console on the Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliance before 5.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting command strings into unspecified PHP scripts.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Symantec Web Gateway 5 restore.php Post Authentication Command Injection | 2014-12-16 |
| Exploit-DB | Symantec Web Gateway 5 - 'restore.php' (Authenticated) Command Injection (Metasploit) | 2015-03-04 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The management console on the Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliance before 5.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting command strings into unspecified PHP scripts.
- Record
CVE-2014-7285- CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
The management console on the Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliance before 5.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting command strings into unspecified PHP scripts.
- Record
CVE-2014-7285- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-7156No score
The management console on the Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliance before 5.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting command strings into unspecified PHP scripts.
- Record
EUVD-2014-7156- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jrrc-8w3m-x99xNo score
The management console on the Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliance before 5.2.2 allows remote...
The management console on the Symantec Web Gateway (SWG) appliance before 5.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting command strings into unspecified PHP scripts.
- Record
GHSA-jrrc-8w3m-x99x- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploits, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
exploit-db.com/exploits/36263
securityfocus.com/bid/71620
securitytracker.com/id/1031386
packetstormsecurity.com/files/130612/Symantec-Web-Gateway-5-restore.php-Command-Injection.html
symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20141216_00
osvdb.org/show/osvdb/116009
karmainsecurity.com/KIS-2014-19
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7285
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jrrc-8w3m-x99x