Information disclosure in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager - CVE-2020-12596
Published: June 21, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54289
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12596
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to session tokens can be exposed via the URL in a GET request. A remote attacker can obtain session token and gain unauthorized access to the application.
Affected software
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2020-12596
Install updates from vendor's website.
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager - update to 14.3 RU1 MP1