CVE-2021-31851
McAfee Policy Auditor Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Description
A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in McAfee Policy Auditor prior to 6.5.2 allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the profileNodeID request parameters. The malicious script is reflected unmodified into the Policy Auditor web-based interface which could lead to the extraction of end user session token or login credentials. These may be used to access additional security-critical applications or conduct arbitrary cross-domain requests.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 23, 2021, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:35 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.7
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-31851.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10372 |
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CVE-2021-31851 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.
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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=SB10372 [No types assigned] Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10372 Added CWE Trellix CWE-79 Removed CWE McAfee (DEFUNCT) CWE-79 Removed CVSS V3.1 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 Trellix AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 29, 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: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=SB10372 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10372 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-79 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:policy_auditor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.5.2
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-31851 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-2021-31851
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.15 }} 0.01%
score
0.51325
percentile