CVE-2021-23896 is a vulnerability in McAfee Database Security
Published on June 2, 2021
Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in McAfee DBSec
Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in the administrator interface of McAfee Database Security (DBSec) prior to 4.8.2 allows an administrator to view the unencrypted password of the McAfee Insights Server used to pass data to the Insights Server. This user is restricted to only have access to DBSec data in the Insights Server.
Vulnerability Analysis
Weakness Type
Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
The software transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. Many communication channels can be "sniffed" by attackers during data transmission. For example, network traffic can often be sniffed by any attacker who has access to a network interface. This significantly lowers the difficulty of exploitation by attackers.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-23896
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Affected Versions
McAfee,LLC McAfee Database Security (DBSec):- Version unspecified and below 4.8.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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