VDB-122098 · CVE-2018-6678 · BID 104893

McAfee Web Gateway 7.8.1.x Administrative Interface command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Web Gateway 7.8.1.x and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Administrative Interface. Executing a manipulation can lead to command injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-6678. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in McAfee Web Gateway 7.8.1.x (Firewall Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Administrative Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Configuration/Environment manipulation vulnerability in the administrative interface in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) MWG 7.8.1.x allows authenticated administrator users to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 07/17/2018. The weakness was presented 07/23/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-6678 since 02/05/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/25/2023). This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13208 (McAfee Web Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities (SB10245)).

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 104893†). See VDB-122097 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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02/05/2018 🔍
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04/25/2023 +1737 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-6678 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6678
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122098
SecurityFocus: 104893 - McAfee Web Gateway Privilege Escalation and Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2018 18:25
Updated: 04/25/2023 12:34
Changes: 07/23/2018 18:25 (62), 03/09/2020 16:02 (4), 04/25/2023 12:34 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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