Prior to ITMS 8.1 RU4, the Symantec Management Console can be susceptible to a directory traversal exploit, which is a type of attack that can occur when there is insufficient security validation / sanitization of user-supplied input file names, such that characters representing "traverse to parent directory" are passed through to the file APIs.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101743 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171120_00 | Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory | 
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101743 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171120_00 | Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory | 
Configurations
                    History
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
|---|---|---|
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101743 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171120_00 - Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory | 
Information
                Published : 2017-11-20 19:29
Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37
NVD link : CVE-2017-15527
Mitre link : CVE-2017-15527
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-15527
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                symantec
- management_console
 
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-22
                        
            Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
