CVE-2021-31851 is a vulnerability in McAfee Policy Auditor
Published on November 23, 2021
Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in Policy Auditor
A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in McAfee Policy Auditor prior to 6.5.2 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the profileNodeID request parameters. The malicious script is reflected unmodified into the Policy Auditor web-based interface which could lead to the extraction of end user session token or login credentials. These may be used to access additional security-critical applications or conduct arbitrary cross-domain requests.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2021-31851 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
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-2021-31851 has been classified to as a XSS vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-31851
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Affected Versions
McAfee,LLC McAfee Policy Auditor:- Version unspecified and below 6.5.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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