McAfee Web Gateway up to 9.2.0 Access Control improper authorization
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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in McAfee Web Gateway up to 9.2.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Access Control. Performing a manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-7295. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in McAfee Web Gateway up to 9.2.0 (Firewall Software). This affects an unknown part of the component Access Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.1 allows authenticated user interface user to delete or download protected log data via improper access controls in the user interface.
The weakness was presented 09/15/2020 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-7295 since 01/21/2020. The attack needs to be done within the local network. A authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading to version 9.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.
See VDB-158569, VDB-161281, VDB-161282 and VDB-161284 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.mcafee.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4
VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 3.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Improper authorizationCWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Web Gateway 9.2.1
Timeline
01/21/2020 🔍09/15/2020 🔍
09/16/2020 🔍
09/16/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mcafee.comAdvisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2020-7295 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-7295
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-161283
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Entry
Created: 09/16/2020 09:40Updated: 09/16/2020 09:45
Changes: 09/16/2020 09:40 (40), 09/16/2020 09:45 (12)
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