McAfee Web Gateway up to 7.4.0 Web Filtering Port path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in McAfee Web Gateway up to 7.4.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web Filtering Port. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-2535. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Web Gateway up to 7.4.0 (Firewall Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Web Filtering Port. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) 7.4.x before 7.4.1, 7.3.x before 7.3.2.6, and 7.2.0.9 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a crafted request to the web filtering port.

The weakness was shared 03/18/2014 by Ilyas Orak with Biznet Bilisim (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-2535 since 03/18/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a simple authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 02/03/2022). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73137 (McAfee Web Gateway < 7.3.2.6 / 7.4.1 Information Disclosure (SB10063)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc..

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91772), Tenable (73137), SecurityFocus (BID 66193†), Secunia (SA56958†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43712†). The entry VDB-12608 is related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 73137
Nessus Name: McAfee Web Gateway < 7.3.2.6 / 7.4.1 Information Disclosure (SB10063)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Researcher: Ilyas Orak
Organization: Biznet Bilisim
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2014-2535 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-2535
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66704
X-Force: 91772
SecurityFocus: 66193 - McAfee Web Gateway Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 56958 - McAfee Web Gateway Arbitrary File Disclosure Vulnerability, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 43712 - McAfee Web Gateway 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 Remote File System Read via Web Filtering Port, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 02/03/2022 21:13
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (64), 05/24/2017 09:07 (8), 02/03/2022 21:13 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:39C:103

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