McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.x/3.x privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.x/3.x and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0038. The attack needs to be done within the local network. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 2.x/3.x (Endpoint Management Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 2.5.1 Patch 13 and 3.0 SP2a Patch 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via certain HTTP POST requests to the spipe/file handler on ePO TCP port 81.

The bug was discovered 04/23/2004. The weakness was shared 04/23/2004 by Ben Layer (ERNE) with McAfee (Website). The advisory is available at secunia.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0038 since 01/07/2004. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at download.nai.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 2562.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (14166), SecurityFocus (BID 10200†), OSVDB (5626†), Secunia (SA11471†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4205†). Additional details are provided at download.nai.com. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: ePolicy Orchestrator 2.5.1
Patch: download.nai.com

Snort ID: 2562
Snort Message: SERVER-WEBAPP McAfee ePO file upload attempt
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01/07/2004 🔍
04/23/2004 +107 days 🔍
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04/28/2004 +2 days 🔍
06/14/2004 +47 days 🔍
06/28/2019 +5492 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Ben Layer (ERNE)
Organization: McAfee
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-0038 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0038
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-634
X-Force: 14166 - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator command execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 10200 - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 11471 - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator HTTP POST Request Handling Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 5626 - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator HTTP POST spipe/file Handler Arbitrary File Creation
Vulnerability Center: 4205 - McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Allows Administrator Access to the ePo Server, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/26/2004 15:16
Updated: 06/28/2019 10:44
Changes: 04/26/2004 15:16 (87), 06/28/2019 10:44 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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