McAfee E-Mail Gateway 7.0.0/7.0.1 path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in McAfee E-Mail Gateway 7.0.0/7.0.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0.0 and 7.0.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and download arbitrary files via a crafted URL.

The weakness was shared 08/22/2012 by Tenable Network Security with Tenable Network Security as SB10026 as confirmed bulletin (Website) via mcafee.com. The advisory is shared at kc.mcafee.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-4596 since 08/22/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59112 (McAfee WebShield UI mui Directory Traversal (SB10026)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

Applying the patch MEG 7.0.1 Patch 2 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mcafee.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77978), Tenable (59112), SecurityFocus (BID 55184†), OSVDB (84850†) and Secunia (SA50408†).

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Access: Private
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Nessus ID: 59112
Nessus Name: McAfee WebShield UI mui Directory Traversal (SB10026)
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D2Sec: McAfee Email Gateway 7.0 File Disclosure

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Patch: MEG 7.0.1 Patch 2

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Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: SB10026
Researcher: Tenable Network Security
Organization: Tenable Network Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4596 (🔍)
X-Force: 77978
SecurityFocus: 55184 - McAfee Email and Web Security Appliance and Email Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50408 - McAfee Email and Web Security Appliance and Email Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 84850
SecurityTracker: 1027444 - McAfee Email Gateway Lets Remote Users Bypass Authentication and Conduct Cross-Site Scripting and Directory Traversal Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 36334 - McAfee Email Gateway 7.0.0 and 7.0.1 Remote Authenticated Ability to Read Arbitrary Root Files, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 08/27/2012 06:20 PM
Updated: 03/27/2021 01:55 PM
Changes: 08/27/2012 06:20 PM (75), 01/29/2018 04:09 PM (12), 03/27/2021 01:55 PM (3)
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