McAfee Network Security Management up to 9.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Network Security Management up to 9.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-7258. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Network Security Management up to 9.0. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross site scripting vulnerability in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) Prior to 9.1 update 6 Mar 2020 Update allows attackers to unspecified impact via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 03/18/2020. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-7258 since 01/21/2020. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 9.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.4
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Network Security Management 9.1

Timelineinfo

01/21/2020 🔍
03/18/2020 +57 days 🔍
03/19/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/11/2025 +1879 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-7258 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-7258
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-151837
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2020 09:10
Updated: 05/11/2025 14:40
Changes: 03/19/2020 09:10 (37), 03/19/2020 09:15 (11), 04/17/2024 15:28 (17), 04/17/2024 15:33 (19), 05/11/2025 14:40 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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