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CVE-2023-5445


An open redirect vulnerability in ePolicy Orchestrator prior to 5.10.0 CP1 Update 2, allows a remote low privileged user to modify the URL parameter for the purpose of redirecting URL request(s) to a malicious site. This impacts the dashboard area of the user interface. A user would need to be logged into ePO to trigger this vulnerability. To exploit this the attacker must change the HTTP payload post submission, prior to it reaching the ePO server.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.4, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level 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

Reported in 2023, 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.


Published

2023-11-17T10:15:08.167

Last Modified

2024-11-21T08:41:47.000

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.4 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-601

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application mcafee epolicy_orchestrator < 5.10.0 Yes
Application mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0 Yes
Application mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0 Yes
Application mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0 Yes
Application mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0 Yes
Application mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0 Yes
Application mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0 Yes
Application mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0 Yes
Application mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0 Yes
Application mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0 Yes
Application mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0 Yes
Application mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0 Yes
Application mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0 Yes
Application mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0 Yes
Application mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0 Yes
Application mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0 Yes
Application mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0 Yes
Application mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0 Yes
Application mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0 Yes
Application mcafee epolicy_orchestrator 5.10.0 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For mcafee's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.