Is CVE-2012-0297 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0297 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0297?

CVE-2012-0297 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-0297

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 73.0%EU EUVD

The management GUI in Symantec Web Gateway 5.0.x before 5.0.3 does not properly restrict access to application scripts, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by (1) injecting crafted data or (2) including crafted data.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 73.0% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-0333)
Published: May 21, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0333 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

symantec / web gateway
symantec / web gateway
symantec / web gateway

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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