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McAfee WebShield UI Dashboard XSS (SB10026)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 59111
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Synopsis
A web application hosted on the remote web server is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
The version of the McAfee WebShield UI hosted on the remote web server is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability. Extra path information passed to the end of the 'dashboard' script is not properly sanitized. A remote attacker can exploit this by convincing a user into requesting a maliciously crafted URL, resulting in arbitrary script code execution.Solution
Apply the relevant hotfix specified in McAfee Security Bulletin SB10026.See Also
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2012-17
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10026
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 59111
File Name: mcafee_webshield_dashboard_xss.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 5/16/2012
Updated: 1/19/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:mcafee:email_and_web_security, cpe:/a:mcafee:email_gateway
Required KB Items: www/mcafee_webshield
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 5/8/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2012
Exploitable With
Elliot (McAfee Email Gateway 7.0 File Disclosure)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-4597
BID: 55184