CVE-2021-31848 is a vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention Endpoint
Published on November 1, 2021
Data Loss Prevention (DLP) ePO extension - Cross site scripting (XSS)
Cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) ePO extension prior to 11.7.100 allows a remote attacker to highjack an active DLP ePO administrator session by convincing the logged in administrator to click on a carefully crafted link in the case management part of the DLP ePO extension.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-31848 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction and 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 very high.
Weakness Type
What is a XSS Vulnerability?
The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
CVE-2021-31848 has been classified to as a XSS vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-31848
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Affected Versions
McAfee Data Loss Prevention (DLP) ePO extension:- Version unspecified and below 11.7.100 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 11.6.400 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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