CVE-2017-4057 Privilege escalation in Advanced Threat Defense (ATD)

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can gain elevated privileges in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense via the web interface or GUI terminal commands.

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-2017-4057?

CVE-2017-4057 is a high-severity vulnerability in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD), published on 12 Jul 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Privilege Escalation vulnerability in the web interface in McAfee Advanced Threat Defense (ATD) 3.10, 3.8, 3.6, 3.4 allows remote authenticated users to gain elevated privileges via the GUI or GUI terminal commands.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-4057?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mcafee Advanced Threat Defense.

How do I fix CVE-2017-4057?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-4057 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-4057 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-4057 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4g44-xjmc-rxcq.

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