6.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-23888
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description

Unvalidated client-side URL redirect vulnerability in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) prior to 5.10 Update 10 could cause an authenticated ePO user to load an untrusted site in an ePO iframe which could steal information from the authenticated user.

INFO

Published Date :

March 26, 2021, 10:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.2

Exploitability Score :

2.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-23888 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 epolicy_orchestrator
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-2021-23888.

URL Resource
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10352

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-2021-23888 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-23888 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=SB10352 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10352
    Added CWE Trellix CWE-601
    Removed CWE McAfee (DEFUNCT) CWE-601
    Removed CVSS V3.1 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 Trellix AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 27, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10352 Vendor Advisory https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10352 Patch, Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 02, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE McAfee CWE-938
    Added CWE McAfee CWE-601
    Removed CWE Reason CWE-938 / More specific CWE option available
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 30, 2021

    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:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10352 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10352 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-601
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.10.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:epolicy_orchestrator:5.10.0:update_9:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2021-23888 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.00%

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0.26415

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