// For flags

CVE-2021-23884

Clear text exposure of password in McAfee CSR ePO extension

Severity Score

4.3
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in the ePO Extension of McAfee Content Security Reporter (CSR) prior to 2.8.0 allows an ePO administrator to view the unencrypted password of the McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) or the password of the McAfee Web Gateway Cloud Server (MWGCS) read only user used to retrieve log files for analysis in CSR.

Una vulnerabilidad de Transmisión de Texto Sin Cifrar de Información Confidencial en la Extensión ePO de McAfee Content Security Reporter (CSR) anterior a versión 2.8.0, permite a un administrador de ePO visualizar la contraseña no cifrada de McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) o la contraseña del usuario de solo lectura de McAfee Web Gateway Cloud Server (MWGCS) usado para recuperar archivos de registro para su análisis en CSR

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-01-12 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-04-15 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
CAPEC
References (1)
URL Tag Source
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10353 Broken Link
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Mcafee
Search vendor "Mcafee"
 Content Security Reporter
Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Content Security Reporter"
 < 2.8.0
Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Content Security Reporter" and version " < 2.8.0"
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Affected