PT-2020-19530 · Mcafee · Mcafee Web Gateway

Published 2020-09-15 · Updated 2022-01-06 · CVE-2020-7293

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.0

Critical

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions McAfee Web Gateway versions prior to 9.2.1

Description The issue allows an authenticated user interface user with low permissions to escalate their privileges by changing the system's root password due to improper access controls in the user interface.

Recommendations For versions prior to 9.2.1, update to version 9.2.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-7293

Affected Products

Mcafee Web Gateway

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7293 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7293 · Vendor Advisory
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10323 · Note