CVE-2012-4582 Auth bypass in n/a
Authenticated users can reset arbitrary administrative account passwords, leading to privilege escalation and account takeover in McAfee Email and Web Security.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-4582?
CVE-2012-4582 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
McAfee Email and Web Security (EWS) 5.x before 5.5 Patch 6 and 5.6 before Patch 3, and McAfee Email Gateway (MEG) 7.0 before Patch 1, allows remote authenticated users to reset the passwords of arbitrary administrative accounts via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4582?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mcafee Email and Web Security, Mcafee Email Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4582?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4582 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2012-4582 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4582 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jx35-69vw-mrr7.