McAfee McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator up to 5.9.0 ePO Extension Directory path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in McAfee McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator up to 5.9.0. This affects an unknown function of the component ePO Extension. The manipulation as part of Directory results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-3980. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator up to 5.9.0 (Endpoint Management Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component ePO Extension. The manipulation as part of a Directory 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, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

A directory traversal vulnerability in the ePO Extension in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.9.0, 5.3.2, and 5.1.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute a command of their choice via an authenticated ePO session.

The bug was discovered 05/18/2017. The weakness was disclosed 05/18/2017 by Christoffer Wiman (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-3980 since 12/26/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100572 (McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 5.1.x < 5.1.3 HF1193124 / 5.3.x < 5.3.1 HF1194398 / 5.3.2 < 5.3.2 HF1193123 / 5.9.x < 5.9.0 HF1193951 Path Traversal RCE (SB10196)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370482 (Intel McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Directory Traversal Vulnerability (SB10196)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (100572) and SecurityFocus (BID 98559†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 100572
Nessus Name: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 5.1.x < 5.1.3 HF1193124 / 5.3.x < 5.3.1 HF1194398 / 5.3.2 < 5.3.2 HF1193123 / 5.9.x < 5.9.0 HF1193951 Path Traversal RCE (SB10196)
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OpenVAS ID: 802350
OpenVAS Name: McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Researcher: Christoffer Wiman
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CVE: CVE-2017-3980 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-3980
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101472
SecurityFocus: 98559 - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator CVE-2017-3980 Directory Traversal Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-3980 - Mcafee - Epolicy Orchestrator - Medium

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Created: 05/19/2017 09:06
Updated: 09/30/2020 10:39
Changes: 05/19/2017 09:06 (72), 09/30/2020 10:39 (8)
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