CVE-2021-23896 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in the administrator interface of McAfee Database Security (DBSec) prior to 4.8.2 allows an administrator to view the unencrypted password of the McAfee Insights Server used to pass data to the Insights Server. This user is restricted to only have access to DBSec data in the Insights Server.

Published: 2021-06-02

Score: 3.2 Low

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

McAfee,LLC

McAfee Database Security (DBSec)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 4.8.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:database_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-10822	Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in the administrator interface of McAfee Database Security (DBSec) prior to 4.8.2 allows an administrator to view the unencrypted password of the McAfee Insights Server used to pass data to the Insights Server. This user is restricted to only have access to DBSec data in the Insights Server.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00045.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10359

History

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Subscriptions

Mcafee Database Security

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: trellix

Published: 2021-06-02T13:10:15.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:14:09.467Z

Reserved: 2021-01-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-23896

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-06-02T14:15:09.917

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:52:01.510

Link: CVE-2021-23896

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-319

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