McAfee E-Mail/Web Security 5.5 Patch 6/5.6 Patch 3 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee E-Mail and Web Security 5.5 Patch 6/5.6 Patch 3 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-4595. Furthermore, an exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee E-Mail and Web Security 5.5 Patch 6/5.6 Patch 3 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.5 through Patch 6 and 5.6 through Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0.0 and 7.0.1, allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and obtain an admin session ID via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 08/22/2012 by Tenable Network Security with Tenable Network Security as SB10026 as confirmed bulletin (Website) via mcafee.com. The advisory is available at kc.mcafee.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-4595 since 08/22/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59110 (McAfee WebShield UI Authentication Bypass (SB10026)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Applying the patch EWS 5.5 Patch 7/EWS 5.6 Patch 4 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at mcafee.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77977), Tenable (59110), SecurityFocus (BID 55184†), OSVDB (84851†) and Secunia (SA50408†). Similar entries are available at VDB-6009, VDB-6011, VDB-6012 and VDB-6013. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 59110
Nessus Name: McAfee WebShield UI Authentication Bypass (SB10026)
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Patch: EWS 5.5 Patch 7/EWS 5.6 Patch 4

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: SB10026
Researcher: Tenable Network Security
Organization: Tenable Network Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4595 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4595
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6010
X-Force: 77977 - McAfee Email and Web Security session ID security bypass, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 55184 - McAfee Email and Web Security Appliance and Email Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50408 - McAfee Email and Web Security Appliance and Email Gateway Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 84851
SecurityTracker: 1027443

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/27/2012 18:32
Updated: 04/28/2019 17:15
Changes: 08/27/2012 18:32 (84), 04/28/2019 17:15 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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