VDB-128608 · CVE-2018-6668 · BID 106282

McAfee Application Control/Change Control up to 7.0.1 Whitelist access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Application Control and Change Control up to 7.0.1 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Whitelist. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-6668. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Application Control and Change Control up to 7.0.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Whitelist. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A whitelist bypass vulnerability in McAfee Application Control / Change Control 7.0.1 and before allows execution bypass, for example, with simple DLL through interpreters such as PowerShell.

The bug was discovered 12/20/2018. The weakness was presented 12/31/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-6668 since 02/06/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/22/2023). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371393 (McAfee Application Change Control Bypass Vulnerability(SB10261)).

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 106282†). See VDB-128265 for similar entry. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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02/06/2018 🔍
12/20/2018 +317 days 🔍
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12/31/2018 +11 days 🔍
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01/01/2019 +1 days 🔍
06/22/2023 +1633 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-6668 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6668
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-128608
SecurityFocus: 106282 - McAfee Application and Change Control Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/01/2019 12:22
Updated: 06/22/2023 16:00
Changes: 01/01/2019 12:22 (61), 04/25/2020 16:39 (4), 06/22/2023 16:00 (14)
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