# CVE-2004-0038: Command injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator via HTTP POST requests to the spipe/file handler.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Apr 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r27g-fqf5-pq2m

## What is CVE-2004-0038?

CVE-2004-0038 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published on 30 Apr 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 2.5.1 Patch 13 and 3.0 SP2a Patch 3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via certain HTTP POST requests to the spipe/file handler on ePO TCP port 81.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0038?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0038?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0038 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-0038 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0038 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator

- [CVE-2016-8027](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8027/): SQL injection in McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) 5.3.2 and earlier and 5.1.3 and earlier (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-5156](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-5156/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-0690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0690/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-1498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1498/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2015-8765](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8765/): Deserialization in n/a (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0038 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0038 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator, published on 30 Apr 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0038 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mcafee Epolicy Orchestrator. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0038/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0038/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0038
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0038
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0038

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0038/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.