9.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2020-7293
McAfee Web Gateway Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.1 allows authenticated user interface user with low permissions to change the system's root password via improper access controls in the user interface.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 15, 2020, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-7293 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
2 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-2020-7293.

URL Resource
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10323
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10323

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-2020-7293 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-7293 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10323
  • 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 https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10323 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10323
    Added CWE Trellix CWE-287
    Removed CWE McAfee (DEFUNCT) CWE-287
    Removed CVSS V3.1 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 Trellix AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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. 06, 2022

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

    Oct. 19, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE McAfee CWE-285
    Added CWE McAfee CWE-287
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-285/CWE from CNA not within 1003 View
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 18, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10323 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10323 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.8.0 up to (excluding) 7.8.2.23 *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.2.0 up to (excluding) 8.2.11 *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:web_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.0.0 up to (excluding) 9.2.3
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

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.10264

percentile

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