CVE-2021-31852

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  3. CVE-2021-31852
A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in McAfee Policy Auditor prior to 6.5.2 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the UID request parameter. The malicious script is reflected unmodified into the Policy Auditor web-based interface which could lead to the extract of end user session token or login credentials. These may be used to access additional security-critical applications or conduct arbitrary cross-domain requests.

6.1 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

4.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

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
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10372 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:policy_auditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

21 Nov 2023, 20:36

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-79
References () https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10372 - () https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10372 - Broken Link, Vendor Advisory

07 Nov 2023, 03:35

Type Values Removed Values Added
References (CONFIRM) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10372 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10372 -
CWE CWE-79

29 Nov 2021, 18:33

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : 4.3
v3 : 6.1
References (CONFIRM) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10372 - (CONFIRM) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10372 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:policy_auditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

23 Nov 2021, 21:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in McAfee Policy Auditor prior to 6.5.2 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the UID request parameter. The malicious script is reflected unmodified into the Policy Auditor web-based interface which could lead to the extract of end user session token or login credentials. These may be used to access additional security-critical applications or conduct arbitrary cross-domain requests. A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in McAfee Policy Auditor prior to 6.5.2 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the UID request parameter. The malicious script is reflected unmodified into the Policy Auditor web-based interface which could lead to the extract of end user session token or login credentials. These may be used to access additional security-critical applications or conduct arbitrary cross-domain requests.

23 Nov 2021, 20:21

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2021-11-23 20:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 14:09

NVD link : CVE-2021-31852

Mitre link : CVE-2021-31852

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-31852

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Products Affected

mcafee

  • policy_auditor
CWE
CWE-79

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