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CVE-2018-6671

Application Protection Bypass vulnerability in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.3.0 through 5.3.3 and 5.9.0 through 5.9.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass localhost only access security protection for some ePO features via a specially crafted HTTP request.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.7, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from mcafee organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2018-06-15T14:29:00.447

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:11:05.273

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 4.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mcafee	epolicy_orchestrator	≤ 5.3.3	Yes
Application	mcafee	epolicy_orchestrator	≤ 5.9.1	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104485 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041155 ([email protected])
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10240 ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46518/ ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104485 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041155 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10240 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46518/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

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