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A vulnerability was found in McAfee Network Data Loss Prevention 8.6/9.2.0/9.2.1/9.2.2. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Field Autocomplete Handler. The manipulation results in privileges management. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in McAfee Network Data Loss Prevention 8.6/9.2.0/9.2.1/9.2.2 (Data Loss Prevention Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Field Autocomplete Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was published 08/13/2013 as SB10053 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kc.mcafee.com. The public release has been coordinated with the vendor. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.

Upgrading to version 9.3 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at mcafee.com. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

This release resolves the 17 issues (…)

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (96282†). Similar entries are available at VDB-9959, VDB-9961, VDB-9962 and VDB-9963. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Data Loss Prevention Software

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• McAfee

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• Network Data Loss Prevention

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• 8.6
• 9.2.0
• 9.2.1
• 9.2.2

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.mcafee.com/

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