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CVE-2021-4038

NSM vulnerable to XSS

Severity Score

4.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) prior to 10.1 Minor 7 allows a remote authenticated administrator to embed a XSS in the administrator interface via specially crafted custom rules containing HTML. NSM did not correctly sanitize custom rule content in all scenarios.

Una vulnerabilidad de tipo Cross Site Scripting (XSS) en McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) versiones anteriores a 10.1 Minor 7, permite a un administrador remoto autenticado insertar una vulnerabilidad de tipo XSS en la interfaz del administrador por medio de reglas personalizadas especialmente diseñadas que contienen HTML. NSM no saneaba correctamente el contenido de las reglas personalizadas en todos los casos

*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
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
  • 2021-12-01 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-12-09 CVE Published
  • 2023-11-16 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
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10375 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"
 Network Security Manager
Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Network Security Manager"
 < 10.1.7.48
Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Network Security Manager" and version " < 10.1.7.48"
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Affected