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CVE-2013-7103

Published: Dec 14, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-78
NVD MITRE
9.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
4.3%
Top 10.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

McAfee Email Gateway 7.6 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the value attribute in a (1) TestFile XML element or the (2) hostname. NOTE: this issue can be combined with CVE-2013-7092 to allow remote attackers to execute commands.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:SC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-78

Affected Products

email gatewaymcafeeSecurity Products
n/an/a
mcafeecommercialUSSecurity Productsaka mcaee, mcafee security

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://osvdb.org/100581
osvdb.org
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/124277/McAfee-Email-Gateway-7.6-Command-Execution-SQL-Injection.html
packetstormsecurity.com
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Dec/18
seclists.org
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Timeline

Published
Dec 14, 2013
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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