McAfee Network Data Loss Prevention 9.2.0 Autocomplete Password information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in McAfee Network Data Loss Prevention 9.2.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Autocomplete Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure (Password). This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-8524. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in McAfee Network Data Loss Prevention 9.2.0 (Data Loss Prevention Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Autocomplete Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Password). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

McAfee Network Data Loss Prevention (NDLP) before 9.3 does not disable the autocomplete setting for the password and other fields, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 10/03/2014 as SB10053 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-8524 since 10/29/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (99776) and SecurityFocus (BID 70826†). See VDB-2600, VDB-9959, VDB-9960 and VDB-9961 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Name: Password
Class: Information disclosure / Password
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/03/2014 🔍
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10/29/2014 +26 days 🔍
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01/13/2015 +76 days 🔍
07/09/2017 +908 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: SB10053
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8524 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8524
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68553
X-Force: 99776 - McAfee Network Data Loss Prevention information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 70826 - McAfee Network Data Loss Prevention CVE-2014-8524 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/13/2015 14:14
Updated: 07/09/2017 08:11
Changes: 01/13/2015 14:14 (52), 07/09/2017 08:11 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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