McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator up to 5.9.1 Application Protection HTTP Request 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator up to 5.9.1. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Application Protection. Performing a manipulation as part of HTTP Request results in 7pk security. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-6671. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator up to 5.9.1 (Endpoint Management Software). This affects an unknown function of the component Application Protection. The manipulation as part of a HTTP Request leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-254. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Application Protection Bypass vulnerability in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.3.0 through 5.3.3 and 5.9.0 through 5.9.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass localhost only access security protection for some ePO features via a specially crafted HTTP request.

The bug was discovered 06/14/2018. The weakness was published 06/15/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-6671 since 02/06/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 databases at SecurityFocus (BID 104485†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1041155†). Similar entry is available at VDB-119596. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-6671 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6671
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-119595
SecurityFocus: 104485 - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Access Bypass and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1041155

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/15/2018 22:58
Updated: 11/10/2025 10:38
Changes: 06/15/2018 22:58 (65), 02/21/2020 15:07 (4), 03/27/2023 15:13 (3), 03/27/2023 15:19 (12), 11/10/2025 10:38 (21)
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