9.1
CRITICAL
CVE-2018-6677
McAfee Web Gateway Directory Traversal Privilege Escalation
Description

Directory Traversal vulnerability in the administrative user interface in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) MWG 7.8.1.x allows authenticated administrator users to gain elevated privileges via unspecified vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

July 23, 2018, 1:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6677 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mcafee mcafee_web_gateway
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-6677.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104893
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10245

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-6677 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-6677 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Trellix http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104893 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Trellix https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10245 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10245
    Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104893
    Removed CVSS V3 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3 Trellix AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source McAfee (DEFUNCT) Trellix
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 McAfee AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 20, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcgafee_web_gateway:7.8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcafee_web_gateway:7.8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10245 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10245 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104893 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104893 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:mcgafee_web_gateway:7.8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104893 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10245 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10245 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-6677 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} -0.03%

score

0.32087

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability