McAfee epolicy orchestrator 3.5.0 Web Server information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in McAfee epolicy orchestrator 3.5.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web Server. This manipulation causes information disclosure. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-2554. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in McAfee epolicy orchestrator 3.5.0 (Endpoint Management Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Web Server. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

the web server for network associates epolicy orchestrator agent 3.5.0 (patch 3) uses insecure permissions for the "common framework\db" folder which allows local users to read arbitrary files by creating a subfolder in the epo agent web root directory.

The bug was discovered 08/15/2005. The weakness was presented 08/12/2005 by Reed Arvin (Website). The advisory is shared at knowledgemap.nai.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2554 since 08/12/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19552 (ePolicy Orchestrator Symlink Arbitrary Privileged File Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38458 (McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21839), Tenable (19552), SecurityFocus (BID 14549†), OSVDB (18735†) and Secunia (SA16410†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 19552
Nessus Name: ePolicy Orchestrator Symlink Arbitrary Privileged File Access
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08/11/2005 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: knowledgemap.nai.com
Researcher: Reed Arvin
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-2554 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2554
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25993
X-Force: 21839
SecurityFocus: 14549 - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 16410
OSVDB: 18735 - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator / ProtectionPilot Symlink Arbitrary Privileged File Access
Vulnerability Center: 9045 - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Agent 3.5.0 Insecure Permissions to \, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-1402

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/30/2025 04:38
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (70), 06/08/2019 17:41 (5), 06/30/2025 04:38 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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