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Severity
Medium
Analysis Summary
CVE-2021-4038
McAfee Network Security Manager is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the administrator interface. A remote authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim’s Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim’s cookie-based authentication credentials.
Impact
- Cross-Site Scripting
Affected Vendors
McAfee
Affected Products
- McAfee Network Security Manager 5.1.7.7
- McAfee Network Security Manager 8.1.7.2
- McAfee Network Security Manager 7.5.5.8
- McAfee Network Security Manager 7.1.15.6
- McAfee Network Security Manager 7.1.5.14
- McAfee Network Security Manager 6.1.15.38
- McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) 9.1.7.74
- McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) 9.2.7.30
- McAfee Network Security Manager (NSM) 9.1
Remediation
Refer to McAfee Security Advisory for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information.