Brute Force Vulnerability in Symantec Reporter Management Interface
CVE-2017-15531

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Symantec Corporation

Status
Reporter
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 January 2018

What is CVE-2017-15531?

Symantec Reporter versions 9.5 prior to 9.5.4.1 and 10.1 prior to 10.1.5.5 are vulnerable due to a lack of restrictions on excessive authentication attempts for users on the management interface. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute brute force attacks to guess passwords and potentially gain unauthorized access to the Reporter system. Administrators using affected versions should apply the latest security updates to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

Reporter 9.5 prior to 9.5.4.1

Reporter 10.x prior to 10.2

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102751
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https://www.symantec.com/security-center/network-protecti...
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EPSS Score

6% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2017-15531 : Brute Force Vulnerability in Symantec Reporter Management Interface