McAfee Web Gateway up to 7.8.1.5 JMX Service improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in McAfee Web Gateway up to 7.8.1.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component JMX Service. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2018-6667. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Web Gateway up to 7.8.1.5 (Firewall Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component JMX Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Authentication Bypass vulnerability in the administrative user interface in McAfee Web Gateway 7.8.1.0 through 7.8.1.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via Java management extensions (JMX).

The bug was discovered 06/12/2018. The weakness was published 06/12/2018 as SB10241 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-6667 since 02/06/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13167 (McAfee Web Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities (SB10241)).

Upgrading to version 7.8.1.6 eliminates this vulnerability.Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling Port 1099. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 104564†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1041129†). Similar entries are available at VDB-105464, VDB-105465 and VDB-105466. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Web Gateway 7.8.1.6
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: SB10241
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-6667 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6667
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-119570
SecurityFocus: 104564 - McAfee Web Gateway CVE-2018-6667 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1041129

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/15/2018 07:55
Updated: 02/19/2020 15:56
Changes: 06/15/2018 07:55 (67), 02/19/2020 15:56 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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