CVE-2013-7462 Path traversal in SaaS Control Console (SCC) Platform
Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary system files via null-byte injection in the McAfee SaaS Control Console web application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-7462?
CVE-2013-7462 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Intel SaaS Control Console (SCC) Platform, published on 14 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A directory traversal vulnerability in the web application in McAfee (now Intel Security) SaaS Control Console (SCC) Platform 6.14 before patch 1070, and 6.15 before patch 1076 allows unauthenticated users to view contents of arbitrary system files that did not have file system level read access restrictions via a null-byte injection exploit.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7462?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Saas Control Console Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2013-7462?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-7462 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2013-7462 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7462 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5f5r-q4hc-fxm8.