McAfee Database Security up to 4.8.1 Administrator Interface cleartext transmission
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability was found in McAfee Database Security up to 4.8.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Administrator Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext transmission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-319. The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. Impacted is confidentiality.
The weakness was disclosed 06/02/2021 as SB10359. The advisory is shared for download at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-23896. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1040.
Upgrading to version 4.8.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
Product
Vendor
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Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.6
VulDB Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Cleartext transmissionCWE: CWE-319 / CWE-310
ATT&CK: T1040
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Database Security 4.8.2
Timeline
01/12/2021 🔍06/02/2021 🔍
06/02/2021 🔍
06/05/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mcafee.comAdvisory: SB10359
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2021-23896 (🔍)
Entry
Created: 06/02/2021 22:42Updated: 06/05/2021 15:24
Changes: 06/02/2021 22:42 (39), 06/05/2021 15:19 (6), 06/05/2021 15:24 (1)
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