CVE-2012-4597

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.5 through Patch 6 and 5.6 through Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0.0 and 7.0.1, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to the McAfee Security Appliance Management Console/Dashboard.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027444
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77979
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10026	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_gateway:7.0.1:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2012-08-22 10:42

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:16

NVD link : CVE-2012-4597

Mitre link : CVE-2012-4597

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-4597

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mcafee

email_gateway
email_and_web_security

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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