Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) prior to 9.2.8 allows an authenticated user to gain elevated privileges through the User Interface and execute commands on the appliance via incorrect improper neutralization of user input in the troubleshooting page.
Weakness
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web_gateway | Mcafee | * | 8.2.17 (excluding) |
| Web_gateway | Mcafee | 9.2 (including) | 9.2.8 (excluding) |
| Web_gateway | Mcafee | 10.0 (including) | 10.0.4 (excluding) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/233.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/58.html
References
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10349
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content\u0026id=SB10349