McAfee Web Gateway up to 7.4.0/up to 7.3.2.4/up to 7.2.0.9 Web Filtering Port /../ Dot Dot Sequence path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in McAfee Web Gateway up to 7.4.0/up to 7.3.2.4/up to 7.2.0.9. This affects an unknown part of the component Web Filtering Port. Such manipulation of the argument /../ leads to path traversal (Dot Dot Sequence). This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-2535. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Web Gateway up to 7.4.0/up to 7.3.2.4/up to 7.2.0.9 (Firewall Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Web Filtering Port. The manipulation of the argument /../ with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability (Dot Dot Sequence). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) 7.4.x before 7.4.1, 7.3.x before 7.3.2.6, and 7.2.0.9 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted request to the web filtering port.

The weakness was presented 02/24/2014 by Ilyas Orak with Biznet Bilisim as SB10063 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kc.mcafee.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-2535 since 03/18/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73137 (McAfee Web Gateway < 7.3.2.6 / 7.4.1 Information Disclosure (SB10063)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context c.

Applying the patch MWG 7.4.1/MWG 7.3.2.6 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at support.mcafee.com. 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 X-Force (91772), Tenable (73137), SecurityFocus (BID 66193†) and Secunia (SA56958†). See VDB-66704 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Name: Dot Dot Sequence
Class: Path traversal / Dot Dot Sequence
CWE: CWE-22
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 73137
Nessus Name: McAfee Web Gateway < 7.3.2.6 / 7.4.1 Information Disclosure (SB10063)
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OpenVAS ID: 862609
OpenVAS Name: McAfee Web Gateway Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Patch: MWG 7.4.1/MWG 7.3.2.6

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01/28/2014 🔍
02/24/2014 +27 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: SB10063
Researcher: Ilyas Orak
Organization: Biznet Bilisim
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-2535 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2535
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12608
X-Force: 91772 - McAfee Web Gateway web filtering port directory traversal, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 66193 - McAfee Web Gateway Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 56958 - McAfee Web Gateway Arbitrary File Disclosure Vulnerability, Less Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/14/2014 14:13
Updated: 05/08/2026 12:44
Changes: 03/14/2014 14:13 (82), 05/01/2019 08:09 (2), 05/08/2026 12:44 (17)
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