PT-2021-15597 · Mcafee · Mcafee Database Security

Published 2021-06-02 · Updated 2023-11-15 · CVE-2021-23895

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 Database Security versions prior to 4.8.2

Description: The issue allows a remote authenticated attacker to create a reverse shell with administrator privileges on the DBSec server via carefully constructed Java serialized object sent to the DBSec server. This is a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 4.8.2, update to version 4.8.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the DBSec server to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-502

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-23895

Affected Products

Mcafee Database Security

References · 4

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-23895 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-23895 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/15390 · Telegram Post
• https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10359 · Note