9.6
CRITICAL
CVE-2019-3638
McAfee Web Gateway Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

Reflected Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in Administrators web console in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) 7.8.x prior to 7.8.2.13 allows remote attackers to collect sensitive information or execute commands with the MWG administrator's credentials via tricking the administrator to click on a carefully constructed malicious link.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 12, 2019, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:10 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-3638 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 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-2019-3638.

URL Resource
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10294

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-3638 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-3638 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 Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Trellix https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10294 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10294
    Removed CVSS V3.1 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 Trellix AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2022

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

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 McAfee AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 13, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10294 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10294 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.8.2 up to (excluding) 7.8.2.13 *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.0.0 up to (excluding) 8.2.0
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-2019-3638 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-3638 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.68 }} 0.18%

score

0.77706

percentile

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