CVE-2015-2053 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can perform clickjacking attacks against McAfee Agent log viewers if specific connection restrictions are disabled.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-2053?

CVE-2015-2053 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Feb 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The log viewer in McAfee Agent (MA) before 4.8.0 Patch 3 and 5.0.0, when the "Accept connections only from the ePO server" option is disabled, allows remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks via a crafted web page, aka an "http-generic-click-jacking" vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2053?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mcafee Mcafee Agent.

How do I fix CVE-2015-2053?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2053 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2015-2053 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2053 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6h35-p6rw-ff33.

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