VDB-9898 · CVE-2013-4884 · XFDB 86257

McAfee Superscan 4.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in McAfee Superscan 4.0. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2013-4884. The attack may be performed from remote. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Superscan 4.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee SuperScan 4.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via UTF-7 encoded sequences in a server response, which is not properly handled in the SuperScan HTML report.

The weakness was presented 08/02/2013 by Piotr Duszynski with Trustwave's SpiderLabs as confirmed mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is available at seclists.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-4884 since 07/22/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a single authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by Trustwave's SpiderLabs and been published 5 days after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 4.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (86257), Exploit-DB (27406), SecurityFocus (BID 61640†) and OSVDB (96067†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

McAfee

Name

Superscan

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.mcafee.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Trustwave's SpiderLabs
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Superscan 4.1

Timelineinfo

07/22/2013 🔍
08/01/2013 +10 days 🔍
08/01/2013 +0 days 🔍
08/02/2013 +1 days 🔍
08/07/2013 +5 days 🔍
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08/12/2013 +5 days 🔍
01/21/2014 +162 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Piotr Duszynski
Organization: Trustwave's SpiderLabs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4884 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4884
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9898
X-Force: 86257 - McAfee SuperScan UTF-7 cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 61640
OSVDB: 96067

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

Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2013 15:01
Updated: 07/06/2025 15:05
Changes: 08/12/2013 15:01 (61), 05/08/2018 09:01 (9), 07/06/2025 15:05 (16)
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