CVE-2012-4347: Symantec Messaging Gateway

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 58.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Symantec Messaging Gateway: version 9.5 only; version 9.5.1 only; version 9.5.2 only; version 9.5.3 only; version 9.5.4 only

Published 2012-12-05. Last modified 2026-06-16.