McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 GUI access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component GUI. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-6674. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality of the component GUI. 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 Microsoft Windows client in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 allows local users to view configuration information in plain text format via the GUI or GUI terminal commands.

The bug was discovered 05/08/2018. The weakness was shared 05/25/2018 by Martin (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-6674 since 02/06/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. 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 $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110272 (McAfee VirusScan Enterprise < 8.8 Patch 11 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (SB10237)), 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 371001 (McAfee VirusScan Enterprise Privilege Escalation Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (110272), SecurityFocus (BID 104180†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1040893†). The entry VDB-118238 is related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 110272
Nessus Name: McAfee VirusScan Enterprise < 8.8 Patch 11 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (SB10237)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/06/2018 🔍
05/08/2018 +91 days 🔍
05/09/2018 +1 days 🔍
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05/25/2018 +15 days 🔍
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06/01/2018 +7 days 🔍
12/26/2024 +2400 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Researcher: Martin
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-6674 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6674
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118239
SecurityFocus: 104180 - McAfee VirusScan Enterprise CVE-2018-6674 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040893

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/25/2018 23:52
Updated: 12/26/2024 23:01
Changes: 05/25/2018 23:52 (73), 02/09/2020 07:30 (6), 12/26/2024 23:01 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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