VDB-176252 · CVE-2021-23896 · SB10359

McAfee Database Security up to 4.8.1 Administrator Interface cleartext transmission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Database Security up to 4.8.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component Administrator Interface. Such manipulation leads to cleartext transmission. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-23896. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Database Security up to 4.8.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Administrator Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext transmission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-319. The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 06/02/2021 as SB10359. The advisory is shared for download at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-23896. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1040.

Upgrading to version 4.8.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

McAfee

Name

Database Security

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.mcafee.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.6

VulDB Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext transmission
CWE: CWE-319 / CWE-310
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Database Security 4.8.2

Timelineinfo

01/12/2021 🔍
06/02/2021 +140 days 🔍
06/02/2021 +0 days 🔍
06/05/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: SB10359
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2021-23896 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-23896
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-176252

Entryinfo

Created: 06/02/2021 22:42
Updated: 06/05/2021 15:24
Changes: 06/02/2021 22:42 (39), 06/05/2021 15:19 (6), 06/05/2021 15:24 (1)
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