McAfee Advanced Threat Defense up to 4.7 /absolute/pathname/here HTTP Requests path traversal
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense up to 4.7. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /absolute/pathname/here. The manipulation as part of HTTP Requests results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2019-3662. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense up to 4.7. Affected is an unknown code block of the file /absolute/pathname/here. The manipulation as part of a HTTP Requests leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Path Traversal: '/absolute/pathname/here' vulnerability in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) prior to 4.8 allows remote authenticated attacker to gain unintended access to files on the system via carefully constructed HTTP requests.
The weakness was disclosed 11/14/2019. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-3662 since 01/03/2019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
Upgrading to version 4.8 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Vendor
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Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.mcafee.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploiting
Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Advanced Threat Defense 4.8
Timeline
01/03/2019 🔍11/14/2019 🔍
11/15/2019 🔍
02/14/2024 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mcafee.comAdvisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2019-3662 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-3662
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-145542
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Entry
Created: 11/15/2019 06:47Updated: 02/14/2024 08:10
Changes: 11/15/2019 06:47 (39), 11/15/2019 06:52 (11), 02/14/2024 08:08 (3), 02/14/2024 08:10 (18)
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