CVE-2022-1254 is a vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway
Published on April 20, 2022
SWG URL redirection vulnerability
A URL redirection vulnerability in Skyhigh SWG in main releases 10.x prior to 10.2.9, 9.x prior to 9.2.20, 8.x prior to 8.2.27, and 7.x prior to 7.8.2.31, and controlled release 11.x prior to 11.1.3 allows a remote attacker to redirect a user to a malicious website controlled by the attacker. This is possible because SWG incorrectly creates a HTTP redirect response when a user clicks a carefully constructed URL. Following the redirect response, the new request is still filtered by the SWG policy.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-1254 is exploitable 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 an Open Redirect Vulnerability?
A web application accepts a user-controlled input that specifies a link to an external site, and uses that link in a Redirect. This simplifies phishing attacks. An http parameter may contain a URL value and could cause the web application to redirect the request to the specified URL. By modifying the URL value to a malicious site, an attacker may successfully launch a phishing scam and steal user credentials. Because the server name in the modified link is identical to the original site, phishing attempts have a more trustworthy appearance.
CVE-2022-1254 has been classified to as an Open Redirect vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-1254
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Affected Versions
McAfee,LLC Secure Web Gateway:- Version 10.X and below 10.2.9 is affected.
- Version 9.x and below 9.2.20 is affected.
- Version 8.x and below 8.2.27 is affected.
- Version 7.x and below 7.8.2.31 is affected.
- Version Controlled 11.x and below 11.1.3 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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