VDB-103491 · CVE-2017-4057 · BID 99561

McAfee Advanced Threat Defense 3.4/3.6/3.8/3.10 Web Interface access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense 3.4/3.6/3.8/3.10 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Web Interface. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-4057. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense 3.4/3.6/3.8/3.10. This affects an unknown part of the component Web Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the web interface in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) 3.10, 3.8, 3.6, 3.4 allows remote authenticated users to gain elevated privileges via the GUI or GUI terminal commands.

The bug was discovered 07/11/2017. The weakness was released 07/12/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-4057 since 12/26/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/01/2021). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 99561†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-103487, VDB-103488, VDB-103489 and VDB-103490. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Remote: Yes

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12/26/2016 🔍
07/11/2017 +197 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Researcher: Rik Van Duijn, Wesley Neelen, Theo Snelleman
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-4057 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-4057
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-103491
SecurityFocus: 99561 - McAfee Advanced Threat Defense CVE-2017-4057 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/12/2017 23:34
Updated: 01/01/2021 10:19
Changes: 07/12/2017 23:34 (59), 10/25/2019 10:23 (4), 01/01/2021 10:19 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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