CVE-2021-23885

Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.8 allows an authenticated user to gain elevated privileges through the User Interface and execute commands on the appliance via incorrect improper neutralization of user input in the troubleshooting page.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.0 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10349

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway::::::::

History

07 Nov 2023, 03:30

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(CONFIRM) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10349 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10349 -

Information

Published : 2021-02-17 10:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:08

NVD link : CVE-2021-23885

Mitre link : CVE-2021-23885

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-23885

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mcafee

web_gateway

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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