CVE-2021-23885 is a vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway
Published on February 17, 2021
Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) UI
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-23885 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Weakness Type
Improper Privilege Management
The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
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Affected Versions
McAfee,LLC McAfee Web Gateway (MWG):- Version unspecified and below 9.2.8 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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