CVE-2017-3966 Information disclosure in Network Security Management (NSM)
Remote attackers can hijack user sessions by reusing exposed session tokens in URLs, leading to unauthorized access and potential account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-3966?
CVE-2017-3966 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM), published on 4 Apr 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Exploitation of session variables, resource IDs and other trusted credentials vulnerability in the web interface in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 allows remote attackers to exploit or harm a user's browser via reusing the exposed session token in the application URL.
Weakness: CWE-613
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3966?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Network Security Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2017-3966?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3966 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-3966 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3966 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM)
- CVE-2017-3965 SB10192 - Network Security Management (NSM) - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (aka Session Riding) vulnerability
- CVE-2017-3972 SB10192 - Network Security Management (NSM) - Infrastructure-based foot printing vulnerability
- CVE-2017-3969 SB10192 - Network Security Management (NSM) - Abuse of communication channels vulnerability
- CVE-2017-3971 SB10192 - Network Security Management (NSM) - Cryptanalysis vulnerability
- CVE-2019-3606 Data leakage when in an MDR pair by McAfee Network Security Manager 9.x
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p7mx-frqj-j9hq.