McAfee Policy Auditor up to 6.5.1 Web-based Interface UID cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in McAfee Policy Auditor up to 6.5.1. Affected is an unknown function of the component Web-based Interface. This manipulation of the argument UID causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-31852. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in McAfee Policy Auditor up to 6.5.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Web-based Interface. The manipulation of the argument UID 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 weakness was shared 11/24/2021 as SB10372. It is possible to read the advisory at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-31852 since 04/27/2021. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 6.5.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.1
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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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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Policy Auditor 6.5.2

Timelineinfo

04/27/2021 🔍
11/24/2021 +211 days 🔍
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11/27/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: SB10372
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-31852 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-31852
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-187219

Entryinfo

Created: 11/24/2021 09:39
Updated: 11/27/2021 16:05
Changes: 11/24/2021 09:39 (51), 11/27/2021 16:05 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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