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5.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability has been found in McAfee Web Gateway up to 9.2.0 (Firewall Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Configuration File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.1 allows authenticated user interface user to access protected configuration files via improper access control in the user interface.
The weakness was shared 09/15/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-7296 since 01/21/2020. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.
Upgrading to version 9.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.
The entries 158569, 161281, 161282 and 161283 are related to this item.
Product
Type
Vendor
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Version
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.6VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5
VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 5.7
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authorizationCWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Partially
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Web Gateway 9.2.1
Timeline
01/21/2020 🔍09/15/2020 🔍
09/16/2020 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mcafee.comAdvisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2020-7296 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 09/16/2020 09:41Updated: 09/16/2020 09:46
Changes: 09/16/2020 09:41 (40), 09/16/2020 09:46 (12)
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