McAfee Vulnerability Manager 7.0.11/7.5.4/7.5.5 Validation Reflected cross site scripting

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in McAfee Vulnerability Manager 7.0.11/7.5.4/7.5.5. This affects an unknown function of the component Validation Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting (Reflected). It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in McAfee Vulnerability Manager 7.0.11/7.5.4/7.5.5. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Validation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 01/08/2014 by Nuri Fattah with NATO Computer Incident Response Capability as McAfee Security Bulletin – McAfee Vulnerability Manager hotfixes remediate XSS and CSRF vulnerabilities reported by NATO as confirmed bulletin (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kc.mcafee.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (101940†). Similar entries are available at VDB-11799, VDB-12221 and VDB-12222. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• McAfee

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• Vulnerability Manager

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• 7.0.11
• 7.5.4
• 7.5.5

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.mcafee.com/

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