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CVE-2021-31848

Data Loss Prevention (DLP) ePO extension - Cross site scripting (XSS)

Published: Nov 1, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-79
NVD MITRE
8.4CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.8%
Top 48.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) ePO extension prior to 11.7.100 allows a remote attacker to highjack an active DLP ePO administrator session by convincing the logged in administrator to click on a carefully crafted link in the case management part of the DLP ePO extension.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:RS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

data loss prevention endpointmcafeeSecurity Products
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) ePO extensionMcAfeeSecurity Products
McAfee Data Loss PreventionMcAfee Inc.
Mixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
mcafeecommercialUSSecurity Productsaka mcaee, mcafee security
mcafee inc.commercialUSSecurity Productsaka mcafee

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10371
kc.mcafee.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31848
nvd.nist.gov
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10371
kc.mcafee.com

Timeline

Published
Nov 1, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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