Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) ePO extension prior to 11.5.3 allows a low privileged remote attacker to create new rule sets via incorrect validation of user credentials.
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.7, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from mcafee organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2020-08-13T03:15:14.820
2024-11-21T05:37:01.783
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 6.7 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
8.0
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | mcafee | data_loss_prevention | < 11.3.28 | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | data_loss_prevention | < 11.4.200 | Yes |
| Application | mcafee | data_loss_prevention | < 11.5.3 | Yes |
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