McAfee E-Mail/Web Security 5.5 Patch 6/5.6 Patch 3 Reflected cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee E-Mail and Web Security 5.5 Patch 6/5.6 Patch 3. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in cross site scripting (Reflected). This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-4597. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in McAfee E-Mail and Web Security 5.5 Patch 6/5.6 Patch 3 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Reflected). CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in 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 inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the McAfee Security Appliance Management Console/Dashboard.

The weakness was disclosed 08/22/2012 by Tenable Network Security with Tenable Network Security as SB10026 as confirmed bulletin (Website) via mcafee.com. The advisory is shared for download at kc.mcafee.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-4597 since 08/22/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59111 (McAfee WebShield UI Dashboard XSS (SB10026)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS 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 (77979), Tenable (59111), SecurityFocus (BID 55184†), OSVDB (84852†) and Secunia (SA50408†). The entries VDB-6009, VDB-6011, VDB-6010 and VDB-6013 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Name: Reflected
Class: Cross site scripting / Reflected
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Nessus ID: 59111
Nessus Name: McAfee WebShield UI Dashboard XSS (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-2012-4597 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4597
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6012
X-Force: 77979 - McAfee Email and Web Security unspecified cross-site scripting, 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: 84852
SecurityTracker: 1027444

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

Created: 08/27/2012 18:46
Updated: 04/24/2019 09:56
Changes: 08/27/2012 18:46 (85), 04/24/2019 09:56 (1)
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