Path traversal in McAfee Web Gateway - CVE-2018-6677

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Path traversal in McAfee Web Gateway - CVE-2018-6677

Published: July 23, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU36826
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6677
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: McAfee
Affected software:
McAfee Web Gateway

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the administrative user interface in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) MWG 7.8.1.x. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and authenticated administrator users to gain elevated privileges via unspecified vectors.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-6677

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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