CVE-2012-4597 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2012-08-22

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4522	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00296.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Mcafee Email And Web Security Email Gateway

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-08-22T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:42:54.549Z

Reserved: 2012-08-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4597

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-08-22T10:42:05.490

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-4597

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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