Input validation error in McAfee Web Gateway - CVE-2018-6678

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Input validation error in McAfee Web Gateway - CVE-2018-6678

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU36827
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-2018-6678
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 privileged user to execute arbitrary code.

Configuration/Environment manipulation vulnerability in the administrative interface in McAfee Web Gateway (MWG) MWG 7.8.1.x allows authenticated administrator users to execute arbitrary commands via unspecified vectors.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-6678

Install update from vendor's website.

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