CVE-2021-31830

Cross site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee DBSec

Severity Score

4.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in McAfee Database Security (DBSec) prior to 4.8.2 allows an administrator to embed JavaScript code when configuring the name of a database to be monitored. This would be triggered when any authorized user logs into the DBSec interface and opens the properties configuration page for this database.

Una vulnerabilidad de Neutralización Inapropiada de Entrada durante la Generación de Página Web ("Cross-site Scripting") en McAfee Database Security (DBSec) versiones anteriores a 4.8.2, permite a un administrador insertar código JavaScript cuando se configura el nombre de una base de datos para ser monitoreada. Esto podría ser desencadenado cuando cualquier usuario autorizado inicie sesión en la interfaz de DBSec y abra la página de configuración de propiedades de esta base de datos

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-04-27 CVE Reserved
2021-06-03 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10359	2023-11-16

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee"		Database Security Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Database Security"				< 4.8.2 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Database Security" and version " < 4.8.2"		-		Affected